Business Of Software Podcast

Understand and conquer the challenges of scaling sales teams rapidly with a focus on the challenge of getting new hires up and running quickly and effectively with Paul Kenny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Joanna looks at some old school copywriters' tips to help your SaaS stand out, including the Seven Sweeps to give your copy before you ship it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Almost everyone running a consulting, training or agency business, however successful, will admit at some point that they wish they could run a product business. Why don’t they? Laura Roeder talks about her experience.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Join Yesware's Matthew Bellows as he discusses the importance and helpfulness of mindfulness in the workplace. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Scaling is a challenge which presents itself to any company starting out. Further to this, cash flow is the single greatest reason companies fail in the beginning. So how do you scale, whilst remaining respectful of your budget? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Mark Littlewood spent some time with Leon Barnard, Balsamiq's education team lead, to discuss how Balsamiq's approach to marketing was conceived, why the focus of all their efforts has always been to support the growth and development of product design as a discipline. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Once upon a time dubbed a “Queen” of Twitter, Laura “@Pistachio” Fitton co-authored Twitter for Dummies and founded oneforty.com (acquired by HubSpot) in 2009 when she recognised that software built on Twitter’s API was going to change the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

In this talk, Michael will explore the soft skills necessary for building a product in a company full of bright people who all think they are right. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Software Ecosystems is a continuously evolving ideology in the field of software engineering. Mike Milinkovich’s talk at BoS Conf USA 2008 looks at providing you with a practitioner’s guide to ecosystem development. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

In this talk Jessica Livingston - author of Founders at work - talks about the many lessons she learned from her interviews with the likes of Paul Graham, Steve Wozniak, Mitch Kapor and Joel Spolsky to name but a few. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Fascinating and wide-ranging conversation with Charles Caldwell, VP of Product, Logi Analytics --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Drawing on his research, his experience, and physics Matt explains strategies and techniques CEOs can employ to spot patterns and trends in order to reduce uncertainty and get better at predicting strategic outcomes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

SaaS companies obsessed by User Acquisition and User Acquisition Cost are focusing on the wrong metrics, missing the far more important growth drivers for a SaaS business: monetization and retention. In this talk from ProfitWell's Patrick Campbell, we look at the importance of developing your product in collaboration with your current users to understand the needs of the people that are paying for your product. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Jason went against a lot of traditional advice for startups: staying in your lane; not going after big companies as your first customers; treating customer support as a cost center. Those unorthodox decisions have been key to the growth of ActiveCampaign. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Be it Fear or futility, Those pesky employees aren’t telling you everything. Claire Lew looks at why and gives you actionable advice on how to build a better work culture. For more talks, check out businessofsoftware.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Are you saying ‘sorry for the inconvenience’ and ‘Thank You for the Feedback?’. Is your customer support leaving your paying customers feeling more exasperated than fulfilled? Sarah Hatter is here with a talk to remind you of what you should be saying or what might be triggering negativity. For mroe great BoS talks, visit businessofsoftware.org/talks or sign up for our newsletter to receive regular updates direct to your inbox. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Psychology, philosophy, and economics together demonstrate how software developers, entrepreneurs and engineers need to embrace the forgotten science of Praxeology. For more BoS Talks, visit businessofsoftware.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Heidi Roizen Is a Silicon Valley executive, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur.  In this BoS Talk she discussed why are VCs so difficult? Heidi, will tell you why VCs behave the way they do, and what you should do to maximize your chance of success with a venture capitalist. For more great BoS news and updates, subscribe tot eh newsletter at businessofsoftware.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

Spotting trends is pretty easy if you know how. Using that knowledge is different – there’s one thing you really need to understand if you are going to capitalise on the future... For more great talks from BoS Conf, visit businessofosftware.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

In this conversation with Fall 2021 and USA 2019’s BoS speaker Teresa Torres, Mark Littlewood digs into her latest on customer discovery and what to expect in her new book and her BoS Fall talk Continuous Discovery Habits. To be part of BoS Conf Fall 21, sign up now at businessofsoftware.org/fall --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message