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Pivotal Insights

Pivotal Software

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Pivotal Insights has now merged with Pivotal Conversations! https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations Pivotal Insights was a podcast where we talk about the transformative power that cloud-native platforms, modern application development and analytics have to unlock business value.
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Hunters and Unicorns

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Introducing ’Hunters and Unicorns’ – the podcast that shows you what it takes to be #1 in software sales. Are you hungry for the inside scoop on what it takes to lead in the dynamic world of software sales? Join us each week as we dive deep into the journeys of the trailblazers shaping the tech landscape’s future. 🔍 Dive into pivotal past experiences. 🎙️ Unveil the Playbooks of Tech Titans! 🚀 Revealing strategies of tech leaders driving growth. 🎯 Insights from thought leaders, entrepreneurs, ...
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The SaaS Revolution Show

The SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma

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The SaaS Revolution Show, hosted by Alex Theuma, brings you insights and tactics from the greatest SaaS minds in Europe and across the world. Revolutionary founders, executives, and investors openly share wisdom on attracting and keeping customers, growing companies in unlikely places, scaling globally, successfully reaching the SaaS high skies, and never giving up. The SaaS Revolution Show is brought to you by SaaStock, the only media, membership and events business that focuses on SaaS fou ...
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THE Insurance Careers Podcast! Hosted by Mark Thomas, one of the UK's leading senior appointments recruiters in the technology, operations, change & transformation space, this podcast brings you exclusive interviews with the most influential names and brightest minds in insurance. Each week, Mark dives deep into the career journeys, pivotal moments, and stories of success and resilience that have shaped the careers of these global insurance technology leaders. You will gain insights, inspira ...
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Welcome to the Tech Entrepreneur on a Mission podcast. My name is Ton Dobbe. I am the founder of Value Inspiration and the author of ‘The Remarkable Effect’. I envision a world where every B2B SaaS business succeeds because they're creating software their customers would miss if were gone 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆: Research consistently shows 90% of all startups fail. That's bad. What's worse however is that +75% of SaaS Scaleups fail - companies that are supposed to have product-market-fit. Far too few Sc ...
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Agile Thoughts

Lancer Kind 康美国

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In the time it takes to receive a Starbucks coffee, Lancer Kind covers how to use Agile software development techniques to consistently release software with zero defects, and how to guide teams and organizations through changes necessary to do Continuous Delivery. 康美国帮助您将软件开发技能或开发人员的管理技巧提升到新的高度,并提供一些有见地见解的建议。
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SaaSy

Mae Digital

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Welcome to SaaSy, the podcast that highlights remarkable women making their mark in Software as a Service. In each episode, we’ll explore the journeys, challenges, and triumphs of inspiring women in this dynamic industry. Join us as we dive into career paths, from humble beginnings to pivotal moments. We’ll uncover the obstacles shattered and lessons learned as we share practical advice and empowering tips for women looking to grow their SaaS careers.
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It's time to level up your SaaS content marketing strategy. Wordify Founder Kaya Ismail sits down with CMOs and thought leaders to discuss the pivotal role of content in the SaaS and software world. This podcast is presented by Wordify, a content marketing agency for SaaS companies.
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Mastering Agility

Sander Dur and Jim Sammons

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Why is it that products are so hard to develop and deliver? How can we truly deliver value with so many different variables that can affect the outcome? We are Sander Dur and Jim Sammons, professional consultants and trainers who support organizations in their pursuit of creating valuable products. Passionate about helping the community and practitioners apply the theory many authors and thought leaders bring to the industry, we started this podcast to make these concepts more accessible. Th ...
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Breaking the 20%

BlackLemon Podcasts

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Before computers were machines, they were women! For a span of two centuries the term "computer" was effectively interchangeable with a woman tasked with the role of a human calculator, adept at solving intricate mathematical problems. Then World War II started and men decided to build computers. Despite their zeal to build the machines, they had no interest in programming them, so they left the job to the women. Women, under the leadership of figures like Grace Hopper, played a pivotal role ...
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Crucible Moments

Sequoia Capital

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A podcast about the inflection points that shaped some of the most significant companies of our time. Crucible moments are pivotal decisions that determine your trajectory. In Season 2, hear from founders and leaders like Steve Chen of YouTube, Drew Houston of Dropbox, Frank Slootman of ServiceNow and Tony Xu of DoorDash, Steve Huffman of Reddit and more about how they navigated the challenges and opportunities that defined their stories. Hosted by Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital. The conten ...
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Optimize All The Things

Bartłomiej Płotka & Ivan Valkov

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Welcome to OAT! Join us to discuss ideas and tools that make our software and development processes faster, more efficient, and healthy! We talk about performance improvements and valuable optimizations to software development processes like testing, debugging, running in production, open-sourcing or collaborating. Learn from experts how they improved their products, engineering processes or life habits and apply those in your work! Hosted in the UK by two software engineers: Ivan Valkov, th ...
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Venture unscripted. explores how ventures go from ‘zero to one’ with entrepreneurs in healthcare, technology, business, and beyond — founders share how they overcame obstacles, learned to pivot, and discovered strategies that they want to share with fellow innovators. By City Innovations, a Venture Studio — cityinnovations.com
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Learn Microsoft Excel with MyExcelOnline

John Michaloudis interviews Microsoft Excel experts and MVPs about their fa

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This podcast will teach beginner & intermediate Microsoft Excel users the different Excel tools like: Formulas, Pivot Tables, Charting, Analysis, Macros, VBA, Dashboards, Power BI, Add-Ins, Shortcuts plus much more. I interview Excel MVPs and experts around the world to share their Excel insights, knowledge, tips and tricks that will get you on the way to becoming an advanced Excel user, just like them.
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Showmetry is a virtual events platform that was created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With this podcast, listeners can expect insight into the events and tradeshow industries (virtual, hybrid, and in-person), interviews with professionals in the field, event best practices, as well as behind the scenes looks into the Showmetry platform. Special guests include the Showmetry founders, event vendors, show attendees, event hosts, and more.
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Developer Insights

Dave Ballantyne

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Join us on Developer Insights, where we dive deep into the world of software development, uncovering the passion, creativity, and innovation that drive the developers shaping our digital future. Each episode features candid conversations with top industry professionals, tech pioneers, and rising stars, sharing their journeys, challenges, and successes. From cutting-edge technologies to the human stories behind the code, we explore what makes developers tick and the pivotal role they play in ...
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Give It Up Podcast

Vance Roush & The Overflow Team

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Join a pastor-turned-tech leader and a millennial churchgoer as they explore the intersection of technology, culture, and faith, equipping you with innovative strategies to support YOU as you live out your calling, lead your churches with confidence, and step into the future together. This podcast is presented by Overflow, the most powerful giving platform on the planet. Giving cash, stock, or crypto to your church or non-profit has never been easier. Visit overflow.co to experience and step ...
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The Machine Learning Debrief is your trusted companion for navigating the ever-evolving landscape of AI and machine learning research. We understand that keeping up with the constant influx of new papers can be overwhelming, and deciphering complex methodologies often feels like a daunting task. Each week, we tackle these challenges head-on by selecting the most impactful recent publications, breaking down intricate concepts into digestible insights, and discussing their practical implicatio ...
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Navigating Zero - Global Trade’s Powerful Wave of Change is a podcast from ZeroNorth that explores the significant challenges facing the maritime industry on its journey towards a sustainable future. There’s no denying we are facing a climate crisis, and all industries must do their part to reach zero emissions. Maritime trade is critical to today’s society but is also responsible for roughly 3% of all greenhouse gas emissions. A future where global trade reaches zero carbon emissions is pos ...
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A show that brings you closer to the cutting edge in computer architecture and the remarkable people behind it. Hosted by Dr. Suvinay Subramanian, who is a computer architect at Google in the Systems Infrastructure group, working on designing Google’s machine learning accelerators (TPU), and Dr. Lisa Hsu who is a Principal Engineer at Microsoft in the Azure Compute group, working on strategic initiatives for datacenter deployment.
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SuperConnector Show

Paul Lancaster

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Ideas that spread win. Paul Lancaster is a 'SuperConnector' who has spent his whole career discovering, helping, signposting, matchmaking & promoting innovative new ideas, products, services & people. Listen & subscribe if you want to do the same!
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GoldBridge AI: https://goldbridge.ai GoldBridge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/goldbridge-ai_goldbridgeai-demo-activity-7306070534235033600-rSWO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADGbBvgBMTPIFZ7W6zGKUx8RuMivec4RXUI GoldBridge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegoldbridge/ Contact product manager Siddarth (Sid) …
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ABOUT FARNAZ AZMOODEH Farnaz is the CTO at Linktree, the leading social platform for creators and small businesses. Linktree enables its users to unify, curate, and monetize their online presence. Farnaz started her career at Google, focusing on the ad tech space. Farnaz then joined Snap, leading Snap's AR monetization team before scaling to run Sn…
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In this week's episode of Beyond the Desk, Mark Thomas sits down with Hasani Jess, Group CTO at Aventum Group. Hasani shares his fascinating journey from an early love of technology (sparked by an old-school typewriter that his mum brought home!) through a career spanning global consulting firms, banking, healthcare, luxury retail, travel, and now,…
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GoldBridge AI: https://goldbridge.ai GoldBridge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/goldbridge-ai_goldbridgeai-demo-activity-7306070534235033600-rSWO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADGbBvgBMTPIFZ7W6zGKUx8RuMivec4RXUI GoldBridge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegoldbridge/ Contact product manager Siddarth (Sid) …
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This week, we’re running it back to one of our most popular episodes from 2023. Host Alex Theuma is joined by Mike Tessler, Managing Partner at True North Advisory and founding CEO at BroadSoft.Mike shares:- The BroadSoft journey: from its founding in 1998 , to going public on Nasdaq in 2010, and being acquired by Cisco in 2018 for +$1.8B- The proc…
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, η Έλενα και ο Μιχάλης ρίχνουν μια χιουμοριστική αλλά και αιχμηρή ματιά σε όσα συμβαίνουν στον κόσμο της τεχνολογία — από το ChatGPT που διαβάζει το φλιτζάνι του καφέ μέχρι τα πιο πρόσφατα AI δράματα. Τι έγινε τελικά με το TikTok ban; Γιατί η Apple και η Meta πρέπει να πληρώσουν εκατομμύρια στην Ε.Ε.; Μπορεί το ChatGPT να φέρει…
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This podcast interview focuses on what it takes to build a successful software company by following your convictions even when easier paths tempt you. My guest is Jan Bruce, CEO of meQuilibrium (MeQ). In 2011, after years in the media industry during its technological disruption, Jan witnessed firsthand how stress and resistance to change were deva…
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ABOUT WADE CHAMBERS Wade Chambers will be leading Engineering at Amplitude. Amplitude is the leading digital analytics platform that helps companies unlock the power of their products. Wade has over 25 years of engineering leadership experience, both advising companies and being hands-on in key leadership positions at companies such as Included Hea…
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"Let people twist, turn, and break your product a little — that's where the magic happens." In this special ScanAgile 25 edition, hosts Jim and Sander sit down with Linda Liukas — renowned author, educator, and playground designer — for a rich conversation about creativity, risk, resilience, and the future of learning and public spaces. Linda share…
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In this week's episode of Beyond the Desk, Mark Thomas sits down with Vandana Bhatia, Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and globally experienced technology transformation leader, currently shaping strategy and innovation in the insurance sector. Her journey from building early chatbots in India to leading transformation for tier-one insurer…
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Rahul Vohra (Founder and CEO at Superhuman) joins SaaStock's Alex Theuma to discuss how Superhuman stayed ahead of the generative AI wave, how they’re shaping the future of productivity with autonomous email agents, and why great products that delights users — not flashy marketing — are the key to viral growth. Rahul also opens up about the lonelin…
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In this episode of Breaking the 20%, we crack open the archives of early computing magazines from the 1960s and 70s — a time when keypunch girls were IN, lipstickless coders were OUT, and “dumb blondes” were considered the ideal user interface. Join us as we explore the casual sexism, absurd hiring practices, and thinly veiled innuendo that shaped …
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This podcast interview focuses on the entrepreneurial wisdom gained through building a data-driven business from scratch. My guest is Samuel Logan, Founder and CEO of Evidencity. After bootstrapping Evidencity as his fourth venture, Samuel Logan has spent a decade building a company with a profound mission: creating transparency to eliminate modern…
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ABOUT FUNMI OLUDAIYE Funmi is a Managing Director and the Head of the Digital Risk Office for Enterprise Partnerships at Goldman Sachs, where she is pioneering a first-of-its-kind global initiative to embed critical business, security, and engineering risk practices within the engineering organization. With nearly 15 years of experience as a softwa…
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"Resilience isn’t about avoiding change; it’s about learning to thrive within it." Join us for a special live episode of the Mastering Agility Podcast, recorded at the ScanAgile Conference 2025! Our guest, Tricia Broderick, is a leadership expert, coach, and passionate advocate for building high-performing and resilient teams. In this insightful co…
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GoldBridge AI: https://goldbridge.ai GoldBridge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/goldbridge-ai_goldbridgeai-demo-activity-7306070534235033600-rSWO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADGbBvgBMTPIFZ7W6zGKUx8RuMivec4RXUI GoldBridge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegoldbridge/ Contact product manager Siddarth (Sid) …
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Matt Mullenweg on scaling Automattic to $500M ARR.In this episode of The SaaS Revolution Show, host Alex Theuma sits down with Matt Mullenweg, Co-founder of WordPress and Founder and CEO of Automattic — the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Beeper, and more.Matt shares the mindset, strategies, and lessons that helped him build one …
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This podcast interview focuses on entrepreneurial decision-making and product development. My guest is Rich Kahn, CEO of Anura. Rich has been building tech companies since 1993. In 2003, while running an ad network with his wife, clients began complaining about traffic quality issues. When he discovered no commercial fraud detection solutions exist…
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, γνωρίζουμε την απίστευτη ζωή της Dame Stephanie Shirley — της γυναίκας που υπέγραφε ως “Steve” για να την πάρουν στα σοβαρά στη βιομηχανία της τεχνολογίας. Από παιδί πρόσφυγας με το Kindertransport, σε ιδρύτρια της πρώτης remote εταιρείας λογισμικού στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, η Shirley άνοιξε τον δρόμο για τις γυναίκες στην τεχνολο…
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ABOUT VINOD MARUR Vinod Marur is the SVP of Engineering at Databricks. He was previously at Rubrik where he served as SVP Engineering and established a mature engineering organization geared for rapid product development and innovation with a deep focus on product quality and organizational development. Prior to that Vinod spent nearly 15 years in …
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"I don’t like the phrase 'meet people where they are.' If you only do that, it’s too easy for everyone to settle. Instead, I try to meet them a half-step ahead—and take them on a field trip to what’s possible." In this episode, Jim and Sander talk about the pursuit of mastery, how to inspire growth, and why being too comfortable can kill progress. …
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In this week's episode of Beyond the Desk, Mark Thomas sits down with David Greenwood, Chief Operating Officer at IQUW, a leading Lloyd's specialty underwriter. David shares a rich account of his extensive career, from his early days at the National Rifle Association to his pivotal roles at PA Consulting, Barclays, Tesco Bank, and beyond. Known for…
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GoldBridge AI: https://goldbridge.ai GoldBridge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/goldbridge-ai_goldbridgeai-demo-activity-7306070534235033600-rSWO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADGbBvgBMTPIFZ7W6zGKUx8RuMivec4RXUI GoldBridge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegoldbridge/ Contact Product Manager Siddarth Srivas…
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This week, we're running it back to one of our most popular episodes. Recorded live at SaaStock USA 2023, host Alex Theuma is joined by Jason Cohen, Founder of WP Engine.In the episode, Jason reflects on his multi-decade journey as a serial entrepreneur, and shares his lessons from building and scaling WP Engine into a SaaS giant, including:- His j…
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Από την άφιξη του Apple Intelligence (που o Μιχάλης δεν μπορεί ακόμα να αποκτήσει), μέχρι το άγχος των chatbots και την αδυναμία τους να σχεδιάσουν σωστά ένα ρολόι… όλα χωράνε στο πιο “Ghibli-style” επεισόδιο του Breakroom. Ο Μιχάλης και η Έλενα σχολιάζουν το νέο image generator του ChatGPT, τις πρόσφατες εξαγορές στον tech κόσμο (η Google αγοράσε …
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ABOUT JON HYMAN Jon Hyman is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Braze, the customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-app, and more. He leads the charge for building the platform’s technical systems and infrastructure as well as overseeing the company’s technical operations and engineering te…
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In this episode of Beyond the Desk, Mark Thomas sits down with Al Robertson, CTO of ICE InsureTech, to discuss his journey from a passionate developer to an influential technology leader in the insurance sector. Al shares candid stories from his early days at John Lewis Partnership and RSA, through to taking the leap into the startup world and buil…
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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Max Greenwald, Co-founder and CEO at Warmly. During the chat, Max shares candid learnings about his journey as a Co-founder and CEO and insights into how he's scaling Warmly. Tune in to hear: - How Max went from Google PM to building a high-growth SaaS startup.- The pivots that shaped Warmly’s product-market fit (and w…
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From the lab to the laptop — meet Sevgi Chavushoglu, a biomedical scientist who completely changed the course of her life after joining a web development bootcamp. In this inspiring episode, we talk about: ✨ Making a career switch without a CS degree 🚀 How a bootcamp gave her the skills to break into tech 💪🏼 Changing jobs when your role isn't meeti…
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In this episode of THE PLAYBOOK UNIVERSE, we sit down with legendary CRO Dan Fougere, a pivotal force behind FOUR $1B IPOs. From engineering roots to building elite go-to-market engines, Dan unpacks the battle-tested frameworks that turned great ideas into generational companies. He shares hard-won lessons from PTC, BladeLogic, Medallia, and Datado…
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This podcast interview focuses on building remarkable software that creates sustainable competitive advantage. My guest is Geordy Murphy, CEO of Fobesoft. After three decades as a successful restaurateur who owned one of San Francisco's top four restaurants, Geordy sold his business and relocated to Florida. Despite having no software background, h…
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ABOUT RUKMINI REDDY Rukmini Reddy is the Senior Vice President of Engineering, responsible for managing product and platform delivery, infrastructure, and data science. Reddy joins PagerDuty from Slack where she guided the vision, strategy, and execution of a comprehensive re-architecture, transforming the messaging software into an automation plat…
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In this episode of Beyond the Desk, host Mark Thomas speaks with Nicki Tang, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tokio Marine HCC. Nicki shares her fascinating journey into insurance technology leadership, key career decisions, lessons from overcoming challenges, and invaluable advice for aspiring leaders. Key Topics Covered: Nicki’s early career de…
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"We don't do the thinking for you—we surface signals out of the noise." In this episode of Mastering Agility, Sander and Jim sit down with Becky Flint, CEO and Co-Founder of Dragon Boat, to discuss the importance of strategic agility and value-driven product management. Becky shares her journey from working at PayPal to founding Dragon Boat, a prod…
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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Go Nimbly CEO (and SaaStock USA Speaker) Jen Igartua for this episode packed with practical advice on making your GTM processes more efficient, including:- Why GTM efficiency is now critical for SaaS growth.- How AI and automation are transforming sales workflows.- The biggest mistakes SaaS companies make with their te…
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Σε έναν κόσμο όπου οι Big Tech "Καίσαρες" κυβερνούν τις ψηφιακές μας ζωές, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση αποφασίζει να αντεπιτεθεί. Από το Digital Markets Act και τις κατηγορίες σε Apple & Google, μέχρι το νέο φιλόδοξο fund που υπόσχεται να χτίσει την επόμενη ευρωπαϊκή Microsoft (αλλά μόνο αν είσαι κάτω των 25), τα πράγματα… αγριεύουν. Η Έλενα και ο Μιχάλης, ό…
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This podcast interview focuses on the entrepreneurial journey of persistence and adaptation. My guest is Maximus Greenwald, CEO of Warmly. After working at Google, Max and his co-founders quit their jobs to start a company with what he calls "the world's worst idea" - Tinder for co-founders. What makes his journey fascinating is how he navigated th…
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ABOUT ELIOT HOROWITZ Eliot Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of Viam, an engineering platform unlocking AI, automation, and data for devices in the physical world. With a deep commitment to advancing technology, Eliot leads Viam in helping companies build solutions across robotics, food and beverage, climate, marine, industrial manufacturing, and mor…
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In this episode of Beyond the Desk, host Mark Thomas sits down with Reno Daigle, CIO and Head of Business Transformation at CNA Hardy. Reno shares an inspiring journey from his early ambitions of practising law to becoming a global leader in insurance technology and transformation. He discusses pivotal career moments, how an MBA shifted his career …
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"When people say Agile is dead, most of them have never seen it really working." In this insightful episode, Sander sits down with Arie van Bennekum, one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto, to discuss the current state of Agile, common misconceptions, and the evolving nature of agile practices in modern organizations. Arie shares his thoughts…
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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Sendspark Co-founder and CEO (and SaaStock USA speaker) Bethany Stachenfeld.In this 30 minute episode, Beth shares: - Her journey from Marketer to SaaS founder and CEO.- The Sendspark founding story and journey so far.- How Sendspark approaches differentiation.- Advice for founders differentiating their product at scal…
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