Ep 67 Nine ways to stop hurting and start helping women in Tech (with Brianna Wu)
Brianna Wu is head of development at Giant Spacekat, a company specialising in cinematic experiences using the Unreal Engine. She’s known as a frequent speaker on women in tech issues, and is an advocate for increased diversity in the games industry. In this talk from BoS USA, Brianna looks at what we can do to start helping women in tech. For more great talks direct to your inbox, visit businessofosftware.org/update to sign up for the free BoS Newsletter.
18 Maj 202159min
Ep 66 The stories your customers tell you (with Sally Foote)
Should you or shouldn’t you listen to your customers? Do they know what they want or just what they think they want? Famously, pre-automobile era, people didn’t want a car, they wanted faster horses. So how do know when to listen to your customer feedback and when not to? For more great BoS Talk, visit businessofsoftware.org
11 Maj 202148min
Ep 65 Remote working 2020 (with Natalie and Peldi)
Just a few days into the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, Wildbit's Natalie Nagele and Balsamiq's Peldi spoke at BoS Europe Online about how even fully remote companies who have been doing asynchronized work for decades have had to change their ways of working when the pandemic hit. For more great talks and insights, sign up for the BoS newsletter at businessofsoftware.org/update
4 Maj 202153min
Ep 64 Hiring the best talent (with Bridget Harris)
In this talk, Bridget Harris (co-founder YouCanBook.Me) lays out a framework for making sure you hire the right people. Create a company that you want to work for, and aim to hire people who want similar outcomes as you – then document it, describe it, defend it, talk about it, share it, and make decisions based on it. For more great talks, visit businessofsoftware.org.
27 Apr 202156min
Ep 63 A Year without pants (with Scott Berkun)
Back in 2010, Scott Berkun had a ‘wonderful and a horrible’ idea. He thought he’d go get a job as project leader at WordPress. This is his story… For more great talks and articles from the leaders of SaaS, sign up for the BoS newsletter at businessofsoftware.org/updates
20 Apr 202158min
Ep 62 Selling your POV (with April Dunford)
In this talk, April is going to teach you the difference between selling and helping customers buy. She will show you the different types of pitches to use and the pros & cons of each, and why Point of View pitches work so well. For more great BoS Talks, visit businessofsoftware.org or sign up for the free newsletter at businessofsoftware.org/update
13 Apr 20211h 20min
Ep 61 Building a business without compromising on principles (with Joel Gascoigne)
Joel Gascoigne, co-founder of Buffer, shares some of his thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of building a business while sticking to the core principles that he and his partner Leo set out when they founded the business. Can such a highly distributed, radically transparent approach to building a business pay off in the long term? For more great talks, sign up for the BoS newsletter at businessofsoftware.org/update
6 Apr 202159min
Ep 60: the 100th BoSPodcast (with Mark Littlewood)
Yes Ep 60 is our 100th Podcast episode - thanks to a re-launch in 2020 where we reset the counter - so what better time to sit down with Business of Software's CEO Mark Littlewood to get the full story of BoS and his story building a community. Don't forget to sign up top the BoS newsletter and get regular doses of BoS Goodness right to your inbox. Visit businessofosftware.org/updates for more information
30 Mars 202151min
