Ep 51 The Agony and Ecstasy of Selling a Business (with Jason Eckenroth)
Jason shared some of the things he did to make ShipCompliant the successful business that it is. More importantly, he’ll talk about the mistakes he made in selling and what he wished he had realised before he did. He believes ‘Exit by acquisition’ should not be the only manifestation of success for bootstrappers. This talk was recorded live at BoS Conference Europe in 2017. For more great talks, visit the website at businessofsoftware.org
26 Jan 202157min
Ep 50 Delete that Account! (with Nandini Jammi)
Nandini has a background in marketing and journalism and has been responsible for growth and community at companies including Kayako and ProdPad. She was named by Business Insider as one of 23 industry leaders “fixing” digital advertising and a Digiday Changemaker in 2017. At BoS USA Online 2020, Nandini discussed some of the potential dangers organisations face in a world where news travels fast online. She shares some insider insight into why HotJar publicly dropped the Trump campaign and GOP’s account in August 2020 and she also explores the role of acceptable use policies and the steps you can take to ensure your companies values stand the test of time. For more great talks, visit businessofsoftware.org/videos.
19 Jan 202125min
Ep 49 Growing And Scaling Without The Hassle Of Hustle (with Chris Savage)
Wistia are in it for the long run – they want to run their business their way - which seen them grow and then turn down a buyout before growing some more. Co-Founder & CEO Chris Savage speaks about the process of scaling Wistia in this week's talk from BoS USA 2017, including some fascinating insights into how to communicate well internally in a growing company, and the importance of delegating as your company grows. For more great talks, visit businessofsoftware.org/videos where you can browse by topic or see a full list of all available talks. Don't forget to sign up for the BoS Newsletter at businessofsoftware.org/updates to get regular updates on how you can inject some BoS goodness into your business.
12 Jan 202150min
Ep 48 10 Years of Balsamiq (with Peldi Guilizzoni)
Like many BoS speakers, Peldi comes to the conference every year regardless of whether he’s on stage. He comes to be part of the community, to learn from others, and to hang out with his "tribe" – incredible entrepreneurs keen to give advice and meet new people. In this talk he shared an honest update about his worries in Balsamiq’s milestone 10th year. On realizing he’s still too integral to the business, Peldi started the ‘Winter 2018 Injected Turbulence Project’ – delegated product design and engineering management, deleted Slack and witter from his phone, and stopped watching their internal wiki. Recorded live at Business of Software Conference USA 2018, in Boston, MA. For more great talks, visit businessofosftware.org and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to be kept up to date when new talks go live on the website for you to stream free.
15 Dec 20201h
Ep 47 Why Customer First Fails (with Ayat Shukairy)
Ayat Shukairy is a ‘queen of CRO’ with over ten years helping companies create websites that customers love, and that result in increased sales and retention. Most marketing talk, or business strategy meetings, emphasizes the importance of ‘customer first’. Yet if we take a look at companies and how they operate, the C-Level exec are still calling the shots without paying heed to the needs and wants of the customer. Even when companies embrace a customer first approach, the way they tap into their customers voice doesn’t give them the right result. Recorded live at Business of Software Conference USA 2018 in Boston, MA For more great talks, visit businessofsoftware.org/videos.
8 Dec 202045min
Ep 46 Six Lessons from a Marketing Fraud (with Tiffany Da Silva)
We’ve all been there. You finally step foot into the job you’ve wanted forever only to feel like you aren’t good enough for the role, or worse, a complete fraud. You’re not alone; an estimated 70% of people from all walks of life, both men and women experience imposter syndrome at some point in their careers. In this talk from BoS USA Online 2020, Tiffany Da Silva (Founder, flowjo.co) shares her own experiences along with the framework and tools she uses every day to eliminate it. Recorded live online at Business of Software Conference USA Online 2020 Visit businessofsoftware.org/updates to stay up to date with the latest talks, podcasts, and events from BoS
1 Dec 202051min
Ep 45 Leading a High-growth Company - a Fireside chat (with David Cancel)
In this (fireless) Fireside chat, we delve into what inspires and motivates David, how he came to start five different companies, and how he leads a high-growth company. Plus there are some great questions asked by the audience at the end that helps David open up about what he has done and what’s next. Filmed live at Business of Software Conference USA 2018 in Boston, MA
24 Nov 202052min
Ep 44 The Many Flavours of Agile (with B. Pagels-Minor)
Agile methodology can be confusing and difficult, but B Pagels-Minor breaks it down to bite-size slices of delicious cakes that will will help every team work better, communicate better, and provide better returns. In this talk, you will learn how to understand which version of the many flavours of agile is right for your company based on your company with many cake references. You'll be pleased to hear, this podcast has zero calories. Recorded live at BoS Conference UAS 2018 in Boston, MA If you want to find out more about business of software head over to our website businessofsoftware.org, our twitter @bosconference, and don’t forget to sign up for the BoS newsletter where we share news, stories, latest talks, upcoming events and more. Sign up for free at businessofsoftware.org/update.
17 Nov 202049min
