“If the Insurance Industry wants to get away from long implementation circles and wishes to handle data in an agile way, we can service them.”

Cint Kortmann (CK) is a serial entrepreneur since 1997. In 2012 he established Quant Base (http://www.quantbase.eu) to analyse Big Data. This has over the years evolved into data visualisation and interactive dashboards. In this conversation he shares insights into his business.

Cint has a Masters in Sociology from University of Groningen, Netherlands. He is a respected adviser, author and a non-executive board member.

PG: How would you precisely describe your business?

CK: We are a software company specialised in the visualisation of data through an independent, interactive dashboard. This way we facilitate data analytics, communication and transparency.

PG: Would you say at the very heart of it – is it all about dashboards?

CK: Yes, dashboards will replace spreadsheets as the human interface to get familiar with and this way understand figures and situations.

Yes, dashboards will replace spreadsheets as the human interface to… understand figures and situations.

CINT KORTMANN

PG: What makes your offerings so unique?

CK: Our product, the Smart Graph is unique as it is independent of whatever Tech company; can combine data-sets from all kind of sources; it is Web-based and can be implemented on-site, our Cloud or a Cloud chosen by the customer; It contains open-source elements; it is direct responsive and easy to handle.

PG: Who tend to be your customers? What industries do they represent? And who in there is your service user?

CK: We focus on the C-level within different companies. At the moment we provide the dashboard in the field of government, security, transport, machine building, retail, and so on. Being a product oriented company we are now looking for market oriented partners in different industries and countries to get our product sold in this huge market.

PG: Does your platform end up becoming the nucleus for communication between all stakeholders?

CK: It certainly can be the user interface and a platform people can login with a code or with open access by the choice of our customer.

PG: How can the insurance industry leverage your tools?

CK: If the Insurance Industry wants to get away from long implementation circles and wishes to handle data in an agile way, we can service them.

PG: With growing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning activity, what is your approach towards staying relevant?

CK: We work together with providers of AI and ML companies as a means, with human interface, to make their very high level tools accessible for the user.

PG: Thank you and best wishes!