Solomon Kahn

Founder & CEO at Delivery Layer | ex Nielsen P&L owner | ex unicorn SaaS VP of Data | Host of the Data That Drives Revenue Podcast

I'm a long-time data leader, currently leading ReportingApplications.com, a consulting company focused on building - you guessed it - Reporting Applications.

Why Reporting Applications?

Because they’re tricky to build in ways that most companies don’t realize until they are live with customers and dealing with unexpected business problems.

We believe there’s an art to building great reporting applications, but not many people have focused on this area deeply enough to become experts.

By working with us you can benefit from our many years of lessons learned.

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Prior to starting ReportingApplications.com I was the founder of Delivery Layer - a SaaS product that powered customer facing reporting applications.

Before that I was VP of Data Strategy at Helium 10 where I led all things data (Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Product Development and Analytics). I previously ran product & analytics with P&L responsibility for Nielsen Sports, the global leader in Sports Sponsorship data.
  
Early in my career I ended up with the mix of statistical, business analysis and programming skills that would turn into the ideal background for a data scientist. Since then, I've been leading data teams, building data products and running data businesses.

My philosophy is that data isn't the hero - it's the sidekick. It's only valuable if it improves the lives of your customers, or helps someone make better decisions.

Get in touch if you need to build a reporting application!

And connect and follow along for lots of content around data leadership, becoming a better data person, and (of course) Reporting Applications.

Founder & CEO

Delivery Layer is a platform that powers revenue generating data through web applications and APIs that deliver your internal data to customers and partners.  
  
We dramatically improve time to market for data products. Enterprise scale products can launch in under a quarter, and consulting project front-ends can ship in days.  

This is only possible because we focus exclusively on applications that deliver your internal data to customers (as opposed to when customers send data into your systems).
  
Our pre-built infrastructure and unique battle-tested experience allows us to move at blazing speeds.

At a conference this morning, I gave an AI agent company my name, LinkedIn profile & phone number so it could create an AI version of me that I could chat with over text. So far "AI Solomon" has texted me nine times about meeting up at the happy hour later this afternoon 🤣🤣🤣

Didn't even try chatting me up first about reporting applications. Had to block the little dude...

Sneak peek into the future of runaway AI agents stuck in a loop!!!

Data Leader | Founder @ Reporting Applications | ex Nielsen P&L owner | ex unicorn SaaS VP of Data | Podcast Host

I'm absolutely certain that chat will be the data interface for business users in an AI world, because chatting "can you just pull some numbers real quick" HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE INTERFACE for how business users get data!!!

If you or someone you love need to build a reporting application next year, wanted to put ReportingApplications[.]com on your radar. That's literally all we do - we're a small consulting company that builds reporting applications (internal, custom and embedded).

That's it - not every LinkedIn post needs a hero's journey :)

Built dataGOATs.org Community | Simplifying Trail Stewardship @ TrailAdvocate.app | Chair of WCTA | Helping People Solve Problems with Emerging Tech, Storytelling, and Connection

Tomorrow, we'll be chatting with Solomon Kahn on all things analytics leadership, delivering value, and building things!

Won't make the live?  Drop a question here: https://lnkd.in/g5ecW6D7

Dataworks

We connect GTM & Technical Talent with the most exciting start-ups and businesses globally.

We love what we do, and take pride in offering our clients a fully tailored service based on each organization's unique situation. 

No two companies are the same, so whether you are looking to make a one-off hire, or scale a team from the ground up, we have the track record and experience to help. 

Please contact me if you are looking to hire within this area or seeking new opportunities. 

✉: alex@mydataworks.io
☎: +1(347) 590-4237

Co-Founder

ThinkData Podcast

✅Are you interested in hearing about the latest developments and advancements in the world of Data & Artificial intelligence
✅Would you like to hear what it takes to break into this fascinating field?
✅How do you stand out and become recognized in such a competitive space?
✅Do you ever wonder what it takes to become a leader?
✅What are the best tools & platforms out there for you to showcase and hone your technical skills?

We will be speaking to a wide range of guests, from the Founders who have set up and launched some of the most exciting Data & AI products in the world today, to the  Data Scientists and engineers who will all be offering up insight, advice, and guidance on what steps they took to get to where they are today.

Host of the ThinkData Podcast

Huntress

I was responsible for driving growth and performance across several of our London sales teams by developing our talented people to achieve their personal and professional goals whilst creating a culture where everyone feels valued and can make a genuine difference .

In January 2018 the company embarked on a strategy to diversify into high growth markets and as a result has launched three new businesses within Huntress, Blackthorn Trace, Hunter Merrifield and Birchrose Associates

Managing Director

Harnham

Hired to set up and grow a European Data and Analytics business. 

At the time of leaving, the European business consisted of 34 native speaking consultants covering Spain, France, Germany and the Nordics. 

One major highlight was to launch our first European office in Berlin in June 2019 with a team of 5 including 1 x Senior Manager

Director - Europe

Nicoll Curtin

Initially hired to launch and a specialist Commercial Technology business.

Over the course of 18 months, I was responsible for launching multiple teams focused on Mobile, Storage and Virtualisation and Digital.

Towards the end of 2014 I was promoted to manage the entire UK permanent business across Banking and Commercial.

Manager

Huntress Group

I was brought on alongside 3 other managers to set up and launch a specialist Media focused recruitment business under the Huntress Group named the "The Media Practice". 

We grew the business to circa 25 heads, and had specialist teams focusing on Sales, Marketing and Technical positions within Digital Media. 

After 18 months, I was then asked to take on the responsibility of relaunching and managing the Business intelligence, SAP and Salesforce teams.

Manager - Enterprise Solutions UK

Quad Consultancy

Hands on Recruitment manager specialising in Technology and Marketing focussed opportunities within the Online Gaming, Telecoms and Financial space in Gibraltar, Mainland Spain and London.

Manager - Technology, Telecoms & Online Division

Robert Walters

Heading up the UK Tech Contracts team delivering full lifecycle contract resource into the Telecoms, Online and Public Sector verticals.

Manager - IT Contract

🚀 Co-Founder at Dataworks – specialist recruiters for the Data & AI world.
 
With 22+ years in recruitment (yes, officially a dinosaur 🦖), I’ve spent my career connecting world-class talent with the startups shaping our future.
 
At Dataworks, we partner with some of the most exciting early-stage companies across the globe, building high-impact teams that drive innovation and scale.
 
💡 What sets us apart?

Very few recruitment firms can support startups on both sides of the Atlantic; we do it consistently.

🔧 A few recent projects:

Series A AI Healthtech | GTM & Sales team | US | 15 hires
Series C AI Insurtech | ML team | US, France, Canada, Mexico | 25 hires
Series A AI Healthtech | NLP/ML team | US & Europe | 7 hires
Series B AI LegalTech | Founding GTM & Ops team | Austin | 3 hires

Whether it's retained search or a fully embedded RPO model, our approach is tailored, founder-friendly, and built for scale.
 
Let’s connect, happy to share why Dataworks is becoming the go-to talent partner for AI-first startups.

🚀Alex Hutchings

New episode of the ThinkData Podcast is live 🎙️

This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Henry O'Connell, CEO & Founder of Canary Speech, the company pioneering AI-powered vocal biomarkers for early detection and monitoring of neurological and behavioural health conditions.

The conversation covers:
 • The origin story behind Canary Speech
 • Why patented IP matters in emerging AI categories
 • Building trust and safety in clinical AI
 • New disease applications and areas of research
 • How global regulation impacts adoption

A must-listen for anyone interested in AI and healthcare innovation.

🔗to episode in the comments

AI & GTM Recruiter 🤖 | Co-Founder🤼 | Host of the ThinkData Podcast 🎙️

Imagine a world without recruitment companies.

There’s a lot of noise out there about recruiters… but picture this for a second. No recruiters at all.

No one fighting your corner.
No one advising you on how to prep or perform in an interview.
No market insights.
No one pushing companies to move faster.
No one opening doors you didn’t even know existed.

And all of this, completely free of charge to the job seeker.

And here’s the big one:

No one moving jobs = far fewer opportunities for you to apply for.

Recruitment isn’t perfect; then again, what industry is?

But the next time you feel the urge to moan about recruiters, imagine the alternative.

A world with fewer chances, less movement, and no one in your corner.

We still have a long way to go as an industry, but the reason so many of us “career recruiters” are still here is because we adapt, we listen, and we actually know how to recruit. 💡

New ThinkData Podcast just dropped!

I sat down with Nell Meosky Luo , CEO & Co-Founder of Folia Health: The Home-Reported Outcomes Company, a company reshaping how chronic and rare conditions are understood by turning everyday patient experiences into structured, research-ready data.

We talk about:

 • The deeply personal story behind Folia
 • Why most EPRO tools miss the mark
 • How AI unlocks value only when the underlying data is high-quality
 • What scaling a mission-driven healthtech startup really looks like
 • And how Folia’s Mosaic platform is putting patients in control of research in a way we’ve never seen before

Folia is doing some incredible work in this space, and this conversation is full of insights for anyone working in AI, digital health, or patient-generated data.

🔗to the episode in the comments

Contrary to popular belief…

What you see on job boards is only a tiny fraction of what’s really happening in the market.

Most of the best roles never make it online.

Case in point:

This week, we took down two live roles because of the volume of irrelevant and in alot of cases, fake applicants. It became unmanageable and added zero value to the client or the candidates who actually fit.

At the same time, we’re running two highly sensitive, off-market searches that will never be advertised. 

These kinds of roles move quietly, through trusted networks, with people who understand the space.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

If you're seeing a wave of “too good to be true” roles posted every week by the same rogue recruiters… they probably are.(I can think of 1 company in particular that is advertising for a client we 100% know is NOT hiring)

And to all those recruiters who are still posting fake jobs for clicks, you’re part of the problem. It damages trust, wastes everyone’s time, and sets the industry back. Do better, it’s 2025

So here’s the real takeaway:

If a specialist recruiter isn’t plastering LinkedIn with open roles, it doesn’t mean they’re not busy.

It usually means they’re running real searches, for real clients, with real outcomes, quietly, intentionally, and off-market.

Work with recruiters who live and breathe your niche.

That’s where the actual opportunities are.

If you’re going to send us a fake resume, here’s a tip for next time: don’t list a company we already recruit for. 🤦‍♂️

And if I ask three times for the name of your line manager, “I can’t remember” really isn’t the answer.

The plot thickened when I went to report the profile to the LinkedIn police… only to be met with this 👇

Recruitment in 2025: the gift that keeps on giving. 🤯

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