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Renowned Software Conference BoS Officially Relocates to Raleigh Oct. 2-4
Bill Spruill, the Co-Founder and former CEO of Raleigh-based Global Data Consortium, at the Business of Software (BoS) conference in Boston last year. Spruill was instrumental in getting BoS to move to Raleigh.
The potentially next big software conference is officially relocating to Raleigh.
The Business of Software (BoS) Conference is a multi-day, single-track event for founders, entrepreneurs and emerging professionals in software companies from around the world. Originally based in Boston—with pit stops on the West Coast—this conference will bring more of an intimate atmosphere where guests are encouraged to learn from and help one another through their challenges of running a business.
Unlike some software conferences, the focus of the topics and events will not be on in-the-weeds subjects like coding or finances, but rather on advice and conversations from industry leaders about everything from marketing and leadership to mental health, plus everything in between.
BoS will take place from Oct. 2-4 at the Martin Marietta Center in downtown Raleigh. Thanks to BoS’ partnership with the Triangle-based entrepreneurial support organization CED, GrepBeat readers can apply the CED partnership code ced2023 to get a $300 discount on tickets. Register for the event here.
RALEIGH — The Triangle is getting a big boost this fall with the arrival of the Business of Software (BoS) Conference.
The event will take place in downtown Raleigh for the first time this October 2-4 at the Martin Marietta Center. Beginning with a welcome from Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, the conference promises three days full of sessions and insights. Tickets are still available.
Your app makes me fat, Kathy Sierra, July 24, 2013
Kathy Sierra’s blog is sadly no longer live but this is one of a number of posts that underlines why she is THE BEST. It’s been recovered from the WayBackMachine for posterity.
Your app makes me fat
In 1999, Professor Baba Shiv (currently at Stanford) and his co-author Alex Fedorikhin did a simple experiment on 165 grad students.They asked half to memorize a seven-digit number and the other half to memorize a two-digit number. After completing the memorization task, participants were told the experiment was over, and then offered a snack choice of either chocolate cake or a fruit bowl.
Presentation Skills Considered Harmful, Kathy Sierra, October 4, 2013
Kathy Sierra’s blog is sadly no longer live but this is one of a number of posts that underlines why she is THE BEST. It’s been recovered from the WayBackMachine for posterity.
Presentation Skills Considered Harmful
There is no cure for presentation stage fright. You can reduce the symptoms with beta blockers, but when the drugs wear off, you’re still… you. You’re still up there with a cracking voice, runaway heart rate, and nauseating dread.
Might our apprehension about becoming the dreaded “worst boss” unwittingly steer us in that direction? Gallup’s research reveals that businesses make the wrong managerial choices a staggering 82% of the time, leaving just one out of every ten managers genuinely effective in their role. Hence, the pivotal query that every team or company leader should pose is: How can I guarantee that I don’t find myself enshrined in my team’s roster of “worst bosses”?
We know you sometimes have so much on your plate you just don’t get around to things – especially with so many aspects to factor in.
So we’re making your life one little bit easier with a limited number of tickets which INCLUDE either a 3 night or 4 night stay at the Marriott City Center Hotel just across the square from the conference venue in Raleigh this fall.
Yup – thats right you can choose to add on a 3 night stay (on 1st/2nd/3rd October) or a 4 night stay (on 1st/2nd/3rd/4th October) when booking your BoS USA ticket and we will do all the work to get your room sorted for you. We’re just super nice like that.
However, we only have a handful of these available on a first come first served basis so do not hurple or dawdle*!
BoS USA 2023 WITH Hotel accommodation
Hotel booking will be provided for you upon booking and are non-cancellable once booked.
We like to welcome you to BoS and help you meet some of your fellow attendees before you step foot in the auditorium.
With a new city, new venue, and new speakers to look forward to, you’ll be glad to hear one thing we aren’t changing* is the Sunday evening PreReg drinks reception.
Date: Sunday 1 October Time: 6pm-9pm Location: The Rye Bar, The Marriott City Center Hotel
Pick up your name badge and enjoy some nibbles and drink with your cohort of peers before conference even begins.
