The Origins and Future of Fivetran with George Fraser
Hashmap on Tap, Ep. 74
“There’s no shortcut to making great data connectors.”
-George Fraser, CEO and Co-Founder of Fivetran
When your second customer walks up to you at an event and gives you a hug, it’s a big sign you’re solving a problem people really need solved.
George Fraser, CEO and Co-Founder of Fivetran, joined Kelly Kohlleffel over coffee on Hashmap on Tap to discuss Fivetran’s origins. He shares perspectives and insights into the value of fully automated and fully managed data integration and where Fivetran is going, a perspective on data lakes in 2021, as well as Fivetran’s journey as an early-stage startup to today’s high growth $1B+ valued company.
George was a really fantastic guest and the episode is a fun listen. We highly recommend you check it out!
Hear George’s Perspectives on:
- What technology he recommends for a modern data stack
- George’s Case For Ditching Your Data Lake
- What Fivetran is currently developing for customers, including a built-in dbt runner
- Why dbt is their recommended solution for doing transformations
- Why he thinks dbt Labs is changing the data industry with dbt
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