The key to AI-assisted performance reviews isn't choosing between manual and fully automated—it's knowing when AI should help and when humans should decide. We built Windmill around a deliberate multi-stage process that uses AI for remembering and finding information while keeping judgment calls with managers.
1:1s usually fail because managers scramble for topics and employees come half-prepared. Our new 1:1 feature automatically builds agendas from your Slack conversations and calendar, so you walk in ready to discuss what actually matters.
The promise of AI employees is everywhere—AI SDRs, engineers, marketers. But most will fail, not because the AI isn't smart enough, but because we've built them without the most fundamental capability: the ability to have conversations and ask questions when faced with ambiguity.
There's no system today that gives a clear answer to what everyone is working on right now. Not across the company. Not in real time. Not without asking people manually. This is the gap we're filling at Windmill.
Why the next generation of SaaS will be built around autonomous agents, not chatbots, and how this fundamental shift will reshape how we interact with software.
Windy was born out of necessity to eliminate the burden of administrative management so leaders can focus on leading, and teams can focus on doing great work.
Understanding how work actually flows across teams, roles, and tools through Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) — and why it matters for building better companies.
The next decade of software will be defined by AI that delivers value automatically, not tools that require user effort. See how we're building Level 5 systems that solve problems autonomously.
The personal journey from managing 1 person to 50+ at Yext, discovering the painful trade-off between great management and product building, and how this led to founding Windmill.
