AWS for Software Companies Podcast Ep005: Building a Roadmap for SaaS
Apr 4, 2023
01:03:00
Multiple software industry leaders speak about their journey in building a resilient SaaS business.
Speakers:
- Adrian Deluca - Director of Solutions Architecture – AWS
- Ashley Kramer - CMO, CSO, Acting CTO at GITLAB
- Kochira Okamoto - CEO at Yayoi
- Tendü Yoğurtçu, PHD - Chief Technology Officer at Precisely
- Mathias Golombek - Member of the Executive Board and Chief Technology Officer at Exasol
- Akshay Patel - Principal SaaS Business Development Lead at AWS
Topics Covered:
- Introduction by Adrian Deluca
- Balancing growth and profitability Q/A by Tendü Yoğurtçu
- Building and keeping both Exasol’s product lines running Q/A by Mathias Golombek
- What do Enterprise customers value most? Q/A by Ashley Kramer
- Balancing growth and profitability in Japanese countries & pivoting the company in a new direction Q/A by Kochira Okamoto
- What strategies are used through SaaS factoring engagements Q/A by Akshay Patel
- Favorite Metric for growth and profitability Q/A by Kochira Okamoto and Tendü Yoğurtçu
- What were you unprepared for, when you were releasing your SaaS products? Q/A by Mathias Golombek and Tendü Yoğurtçu and Ashley Kramer
- What sort of attributes do you look for in your developer you hire? Q/A by Ashley Kramer and Kochira Okamoto and Tendü Yoğurtçu
- How is diversity playing out particularly in your business? Q/A by Tendü Yoğurtçu, Ashley Kramer and Akshay Patel
- What do you think about Re-skilling? Q/A by Mathias Golombek, Kochira Okamoto, Ashley Kramer, Akshay Patel and Tendü Yoğurtçu
- What do you do to invest in yourself for personal growth? by Mathias Golombek, K, Ashley Kramer, Akshay Patel and Tendü Yoğurtçu
- End – Conclusion by Adrian Deluca