All the talks from previous Business of Software Conferences from one place. Great SaaS & Software Talks.

If you want to watch previous BoS Talks, you can access all of the publicly available ones from here, listed by year. The more recent talks will link to the video of the talk, a transcript, the speakers slides, any follow up online AMAs and attendee notes. Great talks on building SaaS and software businesses.

Enjoy!

IQ Capital invests £0.5-10m at Seed and Series A in disruptive UK-based tech companies capable of dominating global markets.

This year we’re excited to welcome them as BoS Conf Online supporters and, of course, as conference participants themselves. Naturally this means that attending BoS Conf Spring in April is a great way of getting to know some of the UK’s leading tech VCs.

Rich Mirinov will be leading a breakout session at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April.

Rich is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur – he has been the ‘product guy’ (as CEO/VP Product) at six startups. With deep technical roots in B2B infrastructure, SaaS and consumer online, Rich combines ‘what-we-can-build’ with ‘what-markets-want’.

In his breakout discussion he will help you solve your gnarliest product problems through an open and engaging Q&A approach.

BoS regulars will be familiar with Balsamiq and their CEO Peldi. In fact, for most of us, it would be a surprise not to see him at a BoS event.

We’re therefore delighted to announce that Balsamiq are once again supporting BoS in 2021 because Balsamiq and Peldi embody our values and what we believe make software companies great: a unique founder story, a successful product, and a willingness to share and give back to the community.

In 2016 Rob Castaneda, CEO of ServiceRocket, spoke about the three mistakes he made that almost killed his company. Rob never took funding and built ServiceRocket from his bedroom in Sydney to an operation in four countries employing over 200 people.

ServiceRocket is now joining many other companies in supporting this year’s Business of Software Spring Conference.

Joe Leech will be leading a breakout session at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “Why Don’t Your Customers Care About Your Website?”

Business of Software is a paid conference with limited sponsorship. We focus on delivering value to our customers – the attendees. We know this means not everyone who would like to can afford the cost of attendance.

We’re delighted and grateful that the lovely people at Balsamiq Wireframes, Kevel, ServiceRocket, IQ Capital and Software Promotions are supporting us and the scholarship program to offer a helping hand.

We are always particularly keen to support entrepreneurs are the beginning of their journey, underrepresented groups in the software ecosystem.

This year, we’re also encouraging applications from you if, as a result of the pandemic, you find yourself between roles. The BoS community is open, welcoming and from previous experience, has been a great place to connect with companies who want to work with people like you.

Is it worth it?

Asia Orangio will be leading a breakout session at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “How Founders Can Get Better at Marketing.”

If the open Q&A session we had with Asia a few weeks ago is anything to by (it is) then you won’t want to miss this session.

As founder and CEO of DemandMaven Asia helps CEOs and founders make sense of marketing and focus on things that count and she now also serves on the board of directors for Moz.

Sahil Lavingia will be speaking at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “The Pros and Cons of Setting Your Own Goals as an Entrepreneur.”

Venture-backed or independent? That’s a question many founders and entrepreneurs have to answer when they start a software company. (And a highly charged topic for many.)

Sahil is one of the few entrepreneurs who’s gone down both paths, with the same company. After taking angel and venture funding for his company he radically rethought the goals and purpose of his company and pivoted back to an independent business.

We’re therefore delighted to welcome Sahil, founder and CEO of Gumroad, as a first-time BoS speaker to share his unique experiences with us.

BoS regulars will know that James Avery recently renamed Adzerk as Kevel, raised $11 million to grow the company, and had a very frank and enlightening conversation with Mark.

You should also know that this year Kevel will be supporting (and attending) the Business of Software Spring Conference on the 26th and 27th of April.

Gareth Marlow will be leading a breakout session at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “Entrepreneurs Anonymous: Scaling a Tech Business is Hard.”

If you’ve ever worked with someone you didn’t trust, you will know how hard it can be to get even simple things done. Let alone taking big decisions.

Even harder is trying to deal with that alone.

In his session, Gareth will create a safe and welcoming space where entrepreneurs can work through difficult problems with peers who are attempting to navigate similar issues.

Alison Coward will be leading an interactive breakout session at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “Running Better Remote Meetings.”

At the heart of most teams lies The Team Meeting. It’s where issues are raised, decisions are taken, and plans are made. In a remote environment, its often also the only place where people see each other and catch up.

As building a high-performing, resilient, and adaptive team has never been more important, you’ll want to make sure your remote team meetings are setting you up for success.

Alison will teach you how in her session.

TL;DR: this Monday 12th April prices for BoS Conf Online.Spring 26-27 April will go up by $100 as Early Bird pricing ends.

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Joel Gascoigne will be speaking at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “Reflecting on Ten Years on the Roller Coaster.”

2020 marked ten years from the launch of Buffer. A product that started out being built in a bedroom has now evolved into a household name amongst social media management platforms.

Buffer now employs almost 90 people worldwide (remote-first) with a unique and loved company culture.

Joel will take us through the highs, lows, ups, and downs of his journey in a personal and intimate talk about his decade of building Buffer.

Amir Salihefendic will be speaking at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “Reflections on Growing a Remote Company in a Pandemic.”

As founder and CEO of a successful remote-first company (Doist) Amir has been a passionate advocate of remote working as the future of work for a number of years now. His advocacy was particularly well-placed last year, as we all know 🙄

A bet on remote was not the only thing that enabled Doist to continue growing its reach and impact in 2020.

Wade Foster will be speaking at BoS Conf Spring.Online 26-27 April on the topic: “Reflections on Growing a Remote Company in a Pandemic”.

You might be forgiven for thinking that companies who were already operating remotely pre-2020 have had an easier ride over the past twelve months.

To a small extent that’s true: companies like Zapier who’ve been operating remotely for a decade didn’t have to work out how to work and hire remotely.

In practice though, even remote-first companies experienced huge productivity hits last year. After all, working remotely pre-2020 did not typically involve being locked up in your home — very often with equally frustrated partners, kids, and babies breathing down your neck…