Dave Hora
Founder, Dave's Research Company
Dave Hora is a 6x first-research-hire, establishing the practice at companies including Instacart, PlanGrid, and ResearchGate. He's a former board member of the ResearchOps community, designing and co-leading the Research Skills Framework project.
In 2020, Dave moved to Portugal and became the founder and perpetual Employee of the Month at Dave's Research Company, consulting with teams throughout the US and Europe on strategic product initiatives.
Dave also writes a newsletter on the process of building good things, is a practicing brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and looks forward to spending all of January, 2025 as an unpaid sake brewing intern in Japan.
Rosenverse talks by Dave:
" Am I the right person to conduct this research in this culture? That’s a question many companies don’t even ask. "
Reimagining research: What does the field need to grow? [Advancing Research Community Workshop Series]
October 16, 2024
" Demand alone isn’t enough; you also need action potential to make research findings worthwhile. "
Advice for Establishing Research (Videoconference)
December 8, 2022
" Research evangelization is the most useful skill once you get past 12 years of experience. "
A Research Skills Evolution
March 10, 2021