Ashik Ahmed is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Deputy, a workforce management software platform. Deputy seeks to simplify shift work for hundreds of thousands of customers around the globe. Ashik is a genuine, open, and honest CEO with a multitude of insights on the founder journey.
Ashik is back on Open the Pod Bay Doors to discuss…
The difficulties Deputy faced during the pandemic and how they overcame them
How Deputy adapted to place more of a focus on the healthcare industry
Deputy’s recent rebranding and how it came to be
The concept of “clocked-in for the customer”
The startup landscape in Australia and how COVID-19 has impacted it
How he is largely driven by courage & compassion...and much more!
Quickfire Recommendations
Books: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Podcast: The Tim Ferriss Show
New Source: Facebook video
App: WiZ App
Favourite Tech CEO: Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Productivity Tool: Screen time on iPhone, turning notifications off
TV Show: The Playbook
Ted Talk Topic: “Being selfless and owning that selflessness”___________
https://www.deputy.com/careersDeputy is hiring! Check out open roles here: 

<div>Ashik Ahmed is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Deputy, a workforce management software platform. Deputy seeks to simplify shift work for hundreds of thousands of customers around the globe. Ashik is a genuine, open, and honest CEO with a multitude of insights on the founder journey.</div><div><br></div><div>Ashik is back on Open the Pod Bay Doors to discuss…</div><ul><li>The difficulties Deputy faced during the pandemic and how they overcame them</li><li>How Deputy adapted to place more of a focus on the healthcare industry</li><li>Deputy’s recent rebranding and how it came to be</li><li>The concept of “clocked-in for the customer”</li><li>The startup landscape in Australia and how COVID-19 has impacted it</li><li>How he is largely driven by courage &amp; compassion</li></ul><div>...and much more!</div><div><br></div><div>Quickfire Recommendations</div><ul><li>Books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-NIKE/dp/1471146723/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1628786995&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Shoe Dog</a> by Phil Knight</li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a></li><li>New Source: Facebook video</li><li>App: WiZ App</li><li>Favourite Tech CEO: Jeff Bezos (Amazon)</li><li>Productivity Tool: Screen time on iPhone, turning notifications off</li><li>TV Show: The Playbook</li><li>Ted Talk Topic: “Being selfless and owning that selflessness”</li></ul><div>___________</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.deputy.com/careers" target="_blank">https://www.deputy.com/careers</a>Deputy is hiring! Check out open roles here: </div>

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Ashik Ahmed is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Deputy, a workforce management software platform. Deputy seeks to simplify shift work...

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