Ep005: Building a Roadmap for SaaS

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