SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service, has become a dominant force in the software industry. In SaaS, software applications are delivered over the internet, making them accessible to customers from anywhere in the world. Given the complexities and challenges of building, delivering, and maintaining SaaS software, experience in SaaS […]
This series is for SaaS technical and non technical leaders to provide a framework outline for building, aligning, or pivoting their SaaS business model. Evaluating a new or existing venture, planning a product launch, or pivoting from high growth to profitability, required a thorough understanding […]
This series is for SaaS technical and non technical leaders to provide a framework outline for building, aligning, or pivoting their SaaS business model. Evaluating a new or existing venture, planning a product launch, or pivoting from high growth to profitability, required a thorough understanding […]
I created a four-part series for SaaS technical and non technical leaders outlining a framework for building, aligning, or pivoting their SaaS software product business model. Evaluating a new or existing venture, planning a product launch, or pivoting from high growth to profitability, requires a […]
Udo Sille owned London Motors in Boulder, CO back in the 70’s and 80’s. I will never forget this sign in his shop: “It’s not what we do…It’s what we know.” Yes, they turn wrenches, change parts, tune systems. It’s what they do. But what bolt […]
Value of story points! Cory Berg wrote a post regarding the value of story point in estimating delivery dates.#engineers#complexity#team#SaaS#scrum Estimating complexity is important, as long as the teams are given the chance to re-estimate (stand-ups) and learn from sprint retro. In “Advance Planning” I teach a method to […]
According to the Harvard Business Review: “There’s no team without trust,” says Paul Santagata, Head of Industry at Google. He knows the results of the tech giant’s massive two-year study on team performance, which revealed that the highest-performing teams have one thing in common: psychological safety, the […]
Some companies mistakenly assume that a short-term leader won’t be invested in long-term success. Instead, they may help you find it. (Fast Company Reprint) Companies bring on fractional leaders rather than long-term executives for many reasons, but the leading reason is that to these organizations it […]
I have worked with, formally and informally, 100+ tech companies as advisor, CTO or CPO. From startup to mature, SMB to enterprise, I have enjoyed a variety of leadership engagements in both product and technical. Many organizations I work with do not need a full time […]
This statement is fundamental to what I have experienced in my career: Transforming data into information, information into insights and insights into wisdom. Data is meaningless until transformed into.. Information, which is actionable that leads to.. Insights, that transform the business (Digital transformation?) and.. Wisdom, baked […]
Do’s and don’ts from SaaS software entrepreneurs. In building and advising many SaaS software startups over the years, I have compiled a list of some of the lessons learned, here are a few on the list: Focus on the customer (market need/problem) first, then the potential […]
Developing solid SaaS software is all about understanding and delivering on the business drivers. Time-to-market is key in our fast-paced business environment. Bridging the gap between business requirements and technical understanding is often the pivot point of “business relevant” and “never released” software. Well articulated questions […]
#SaaS software product development initially focuses on releasing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). To get there, #SaaSleaders, both product, executive, engineering, require three hurdles to be cleared first. 1) What is MVP, you shared vision, validated by early adopters (what is an early adopter program?) 2) […]
In my last blog I talked about reasons to go slow to gain velocity in #SaaS product development: Planning, Design, Testing. Today’s #SaaS world is all about fast. We talk about design fast, develop fast, deploy fast, fail fast, recover fast! So when do you put […]
What does that mean? In #SaaS product development, sometimes you will need to guide your teams to do things that will help gain velocity in development and deployment of incremental production releases. Three key areas: Planning – breaking down epics (user stories) into tasking. Then, defining […]
This week, guest writer, deep thinker, and culture developer @Robert Tenney writes about the framework for building a high performing business culture. Most of my work experience comes from working on start-ups. One company sold for 2.3 billion dollars. Some merged with other companies. And more […]
User feedback comes from all directions once your SaaS product is in production. How can you keep your teams focused on validating suggested improvements before they make it to the product backlog? The following principles keep product and engineering teams focused on the goals of the […]
Building an integrated technology roadmap for your company can be difficult. Why, the velocity of change in technology is amazing. As a owner, how can you instrument the systems your rely on, but no longer scale with the business? Where can you get help? What are […]
Software leaders and execs: There is a tried and true hiring process that I have used (refined) over the years of hiring both technical and non-technical staff (including executives). Building your teams using a service like LinkedIn, Ziprecruiter, Indeed, or recruiters or DYI, the process works. […]
Pricing your SaaS product or platform can make or break your startup. After talking to market experts, CEO’s and drawing on 10 years of SaaS platform experience, here are five considerations:1) How does your market value your SaaS product(s) or platform?2) Contract or no contract?3) Monthly […]