Jeff Gothelf left college to run away and join the circus. Not only does he have some great thoughts on keeping innovation fresh within larger, established organisations, he also spills the beans on how the human cannonball works.

So – to borrow a Valley meme – here’s the thing. We know a lot of people out there have great stories that would make epic lightning talks. We know, because other people – their ‘friends’ – tell us so.

Our search for the 2014 lightning talk stars is continuing. We think every single person who gets on a stage at BoS and puts their story across in 7 and a half minutes is a hero. You can share the thrill (and win a free place at Business of Software) by applying for a Lightning Talk here before the 19th July deadline. 

Ian Clifford, Founder of YouRock, attended Business of Software Europe Conference last week and we were delighted to receive this guest blog post. We LOVE the idea of an Attendee Manifesto.

Perhaps we should have it printed on the back of one of these excellent cards from Alex Osterwalder?

One of the most interesting things comments in Dharmesh Shah’s great talk last year at BoS 2013 about scaling culture was the importance of making sure that your culture doesn’t become ‘toxic’.

Mikey delivered a brilliant talk at the 2012 Business of Software Conference at Business of Software Conference that offered a three part framework to understand the importance of culture in an organisation, what happens when culture goes wrong and how to ensure organisational culture is embedded within your company.