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title: Performance Management & Employee Engagement Blog | Dave Arringdale, Co-Founder at Upward365
description: Dave Arringdale is the Co-Founder of Upward365, a performance management and employee engagement platform built specifically for the underserved small to mid-sized business (SMB) market. His expertise is built on over 15 years in the performance management industry, during which he served over 1,500 companies through his previous venture, ReviewSnap, which he successfully co-founded and led as CEO.
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# Dave Arringdale, Co-Founder at Upward365

Dave Arringdale is the Co-Founder of Upward365, a performance management and employee engagement platform built specifically for the underserved small to mid-sized business (SMB) market. His expertise is built on over 15 years in the performance management industry, during which he served over 1,500 companies through his previous venture, ReviewSnap, which he successfully co-founded and led as CEO.

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Posts by Dave Arringdale, Co-Founder at Upward365

[What You Pay for Performance Management Software in 2026 (And What You Get)](https://upward365.com/blog/performance-management-software-pricing-2026)

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### What You Pay for Performance Management Software in 2026 (And What You Get)

Oct 1, 2026 4 min read

[What You Learn After Watching 1,500 Companies Run Performance Reviews](https://upward365.com/blog/performance-management-software-lessons)

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### What You Learn After Watching 1,500 Companies Run Performance Reviews

Sep 24, 2026 6 min read

[The Weekly Habit That Makes December Reviews Take Twenty Minutes](https://upward365.com/blog/weekly-notes-performance-review-prep)

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### The Weekly Habit That Makes December Reviews Take Twenty Minutes

Sep 17, 2026 2 min read

[Why We Built One Platform Instead of Two](https://upward365.com/blog/performance-engagement-one-platform)

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### Why We Built One Platform Instead of Two

Sep 3, 2026 2 min read

[What It Really Means to Hold Someone Accountable](https://upward365.com/blog/hold-employees-accountable)

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### What It Really Means to Hold Someone Accountable

Aug 11, 2026 4 min read

[Feedback at Review Time Is Feedback Too Late](https://upward365.com/blog/continuous-feedback-vs-annual-review)

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### Feedback at Review Time Is Feedback Too Late

Aug 6, 2026 4 min read

[Your Best Employee Is Already Interviewing. Would You Know?](https://upward365.com/blog/signs-employee-about-to-quit)

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### Your Best Employee Is Already Interviewing. Would You Know?

Jul 28, 2026 4 min read

[The 30-Day Manager Reset: Why Three Habits Beat Ten](https://upward365.com/blog/30-day-manager-reset-habits)

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### The 30-Day Manager Reset: Why Three Habits Beat Ten

Jul 21, 2026 4 min read

[Built by Humans, Not Vibe-Coded](https://upward365.com/blog/built-by-humans-not-vibe-coded)

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### Built by Humans, Not Vibe-Coded

Jul 14, 2026 3 min read

[Why Your Managers Won't Use Your Performance Management Software (and How to Fix It)](https://upward365.com/blog/why-managers-wont-use-performance-management-software)

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### Why Your Managers Won't Use Your Performance Management Software (and How to Fix It)

Jul 7, 2026 3 min read

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