Employee satisfaction with performance reviews at Stepful went up 18% in one cycle.
In their previous cycle, calibration ran on Google Docs. Cara Fullerton, their Director of People Operations, built the matrices by hand, and leaders switched between reviews, matrices and leveling guides.
This cycle ran on Windmill. Everyone sat on a 9-box grid with axes the team chose, like performance and retention risk, and ratings changed in place as leaders moved people around.
See how they did it: to.gowindmill.com/fGyngkK
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This morning, we hosted a hands-on AI building lab for NYC HR leaders with @JoinTroopHR at @PrimaryVC's office.
Attendees broke into grouops and built AI workflows live, with Windmill engineers by their side.
From performance reviews to comp analysis and 1:1 prep, teams built and shared automations they created.
A huge thank you to Tracy Avin and the TroopHR community for a wonderful morning. More to come!
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Windmill retweeted
Running the @nycmarathon on Nov. 1? Windmill wants to sponsor you!
Running NYC was one of the best days of my life, and I want to help make it one of yours too.
We’re sponsoring 3 people in tech running it this year.
You’ll get:
→ Race day shoes of your choice, customized with the @trywindmill logo
→ A pro photographer on race day + a feature on Windmill’s socials
To enter you must:
→ Work in tech (bonus points for HR)
→ Already have a NYC Marathon entry
→ Like this post + comment your favorite running shoe
→ Fundraising for a charity? Drop your link too
→ Bonus entries if you retweet
We’ll pick 3 runners & notify them by Oct. 12th.
And even if you don’t win, I’ll make a few donations to fundraising links in the replies ❤️
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Windmill retweeted
Our founder and managing partner, @alexavontobel, sat down with @WallStManeet at the @Forbes Future of Work Summit to talk investing in the future of work and building a human economy in the age of AI.
It’s something we’ve thought about for a long time at @InspiredCap, and it’s a big reason we invested in @trywindmill, an AI company that bets on humans. They’re rethinking performance reviews so companies can see and grow talent they already have!
Thank you @Forbes and @WallStManeet for having us, and was so fun meeting @RealColinRocker backstage!
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Meet Dylan Scott, our newest software engineer.
Turns out his talents extend far beyond code: he’s also an expert in NYC slop bowls.
His definitive rankings below. Naya, naturally, is S-tier.
Did he get them right?
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We launched a lot in September:
1. Groups: manual, smart (set a rule once and it auto-updates), synced from Slack & Google, and SCIM
2. Engagement surveys: employees answer wherever they are - slack, a web form, or Claude via MCP
3. A new engine for Windy: new harness, new model, better reasoning. Faster, and it reads a lot more.
4. Talk to Windy: live voice transcription in the platform
5. Autodraft: voice and text notes while you write a review, so you can get a high-quality draft back in minutes
Plus pdf exports (and some bloopers). More to come in October.
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Windmill retweeted
pretty proud of how we built "Text Insights" on pulse surveys.
analyzing open ended text response questions is tricky. most platforms shove all the responses into an LLM and get a summary. in practice this isn't that useful and you can't slice and dice data easily.
instead we built a custom pipeline using jev (@typesafeai) that buckets and classifies every response. this allows you to filter and group responses in real time and you can easily go deeper with Windy whenever you want.
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Windmill retweeted
the biggest upgrade to windmill pulse since we launched: full engagement surveys.
structured questions, four ways to take the same survey, and new insights (powered by jev @typesafeai).
automate your weekly check-in all the way to a full annual engagement survey and everything in between.
@trywindmill
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Introducing agentic engagement surveys from Windmill 🎉
Slack-native. Easy to complete. Easy to analyze.
Plus MCP support, so you can answer or analyze from your own agent.
Blog: to.gowindmill.com/d9H46hK
Live demo + Q&A with our CEO next Friday: to.gowindmill.com/GUonmYB
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“How can I use AI for performance reviews?”
Join us tomorrow at 2pm ET for a live demo of AI-drafted reviews, calibrations that flag potential bias, continuous feedback, and more.
Can’t make it? Register and we'll send you the recording after: streamyard.com/watch/h6Fxink…
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During the last 2 weeks of August, the Windmill team worked remotely from around the world.
Teammates logged on from South Korea, Singapore, Norway, Denmark, and a handful of beaches around the US.
Photos from everyone's adventures below 👇
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We asked Jordan how she got into her line of work...
She works at a domestic violence center, bringing awareness to survivors and getting them to the resources that exist for them.
And her sorority is what led her there. Her favorite part is going on stage where she runs educational seminars.
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Windmill is now live as a native connector in @claudeai .
Prep for a 1:1, set up a performance review cycle, or request feedback from a teammate, all without leaving the chat.
Performance management, where your team is already working.
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