Building Better SaaS

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Kumar Erramilli, Chief Technology Officer at ACTO, the #1 learning and insights platform for the life sciences industry. We talk about:Advice for launching a new SaaS product & going to marketHow the process has evolved since 2009How to allocate budgets & justify what new features to buildBalancing existing customer demands & innovating for the marketGamification of customer feature requests

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Artem Koren, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Sembly AI, a SaaS platform that helps to make meetings more effective. We talk about:Leveraging external AI services & models vs. building in houseAutomating follow-on activity beyond meetingsHow to decide to build a feature or integrate a third partyThe future of human-free meetings

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Ali Allage, CEO of BlueSteel Cybersecurity, Developer of humanized cybersecurity compliance programs that create sustainable security and confidence for SaaS-based organizations and government agencies. We talk about:Vital Qs to ask in order to document your processWhen a growing company should invest in dedicated security personnelWhen to call for security help versus DIYThe role of regulations & their impact on SaaS companies

On today’s episode, we’re joined by two guests, Farzad Aref, Founder and CEO of Farlinium, a business-first consultancy that provides strategy, training, tools, and platforms to enterprises. Our additional guest, Dara Kharabi, is the Product Lead, Data and Data Strategy, at Rearc, a boutique cloud software & services firm with engineers that have years of experience shaping the cloud journey of large scale enterprises.We talk about:Are AI/ML advancements driven by customer request or tech provider innovationStruggles validating whether ML model outputs are meaningful or correct The need for quality systems around AI services to enable automated usePotential concerns, including ethics & data privacy

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jonathan Crawford, Chief Architect, LeaseAccelerator, the leader in the enterprise lease accounting and lease lifecycle management software market.We talk about:Building best-of-breed multi-cloud infrastructure Tackling challenges with a multi-cloud solution involving AWS & OracleCoping with rising cloud costs during hyper growthHow to wring the maximum performance out of your databasesReducing database costs while dealing with spikes in processing & storage