Business of Software Conference is a 3-day single-track conference for Founders, CXOs, and Emerging Leaders in Software and SaaS companies. Over 3 days there are:
- 14 1-hour sessions – 45-minute talks with time for Q&A. Each talk is given by an expert in their field with something valuable to say. Sponsors can never, ever pay their way onto the stage – BoS talks are renowned for their quality (judge for yourself – our vast library of talks is available here), and that’s the way it’s going to stay.
- The legendary BoS Hallway Track. You’re in a room with 300 other Software leaders – people who do what you do, all of whom are looking to learn and pass on things that they’ve learned. The quality of the people you’ll meet is unrivalled, and the things you’ll learn from them will be as important as the things you learn in the sessions.
- Opportunities to chat with Speakers. Not only is there ample time for Q&A after each session, Speakers stay for the whole conference – meaning you can grab them for a chat afterwards. You are as likely to sit next to a speaker at lunch than anyone else.
Schedule
Day 0 – Sunday 30th September
Early Afternoon Boston Photowalk
7pm Registration opens. Welcome Reception & Drinks
Day 1 – Monday 1st October
7:30am Breakfast and Registration
9am How To Manage Your Badass Team // Mikey Trafton – CTO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
10am Break
10:30am TBA
11:30am Leading A High-Growth Company // David Cancel – CEO/Co-Founder, Drift
12:30pm Lunch with Birds of a Feather tables
2pm The 5 Disciplines Of An Innovator // Bob Moesta – CEO, The Re-Wired Group
3pm Design Metrics That Matter // Jared Spool – Founder, UIE
4pm Break
4:15pm Breakout Sessions
5:15pm The Many Flavours Of Agile: What’s The Right One For Your Team? // Bethany Pagels-Minor – Senior Program Manager, Apple
6:00pm Networking Dinner & Drinks
Day 2 – Tuesday 2nd October
8am Breakfast
9am What To Do About Your Audience’s Real Roadmap Questions // Rich Mironov – Author, The Art of Product Management
10am Alternative Marketing, or “Oops I Did A Marketing” // Shawn Anderson & Shane Corellian – Co-Founders, PDQ.com
11am Break
11:30am Why “Customer First” Fails – And What To Do About It // Ayat Shukairy – Co-Founder, Invesp
12:30pm Lunch with Birds of a Feather tables
2pm AI, Hype, And The Future Of Humanity // Rick Nucci – CEO/Founder, Guru
3pm Creative Trespassing: How to Sneak More Imagination into your Work and Get More Done // Tania Katan, Creative Trespassing
4pm Break
4:30pm Lightning Talks – Apply Here
6pm Networking Drinks hosted by FE International
7pm Self-Propelled Networking Dinners
Day 3 – Wednesday 3rd October
8am Breakfast
9am The Product-Market Fit Engine // Rahul Vohra – CEO/Founder, Superhuman
10am Break
10:30am Get Out Of The Echo Chamber: How To Use Jobs-To-Be-Done To Perfect Your Product’s Positioning // Claire Suellentrop – CMO/Co-Founder, Userlist.io
11:30am 10 Years Of Balsamiq: What I’ve Learned // Peldi Guilizzoni – CEO/Founder, Balsamiq
12:30pm End of Conference. Lunch to go.
1pm Workshops (Optional addition)
4pm Workshops Close
Atmosphere & Approach
Attendees
- Exceptional people who want to be the best they can be in their chosen career. Entrepreneurs, established and emerging leaders, they come to learn from each other, not to party (though there will be plenty of social activity). So many events are about everyone being on ‘broadcast mode’, Business of Software is different, people come to listen and learn from each other, to share their problems and help each other be successful.
Code of Conduct FAQ
Speakers
- Don’t hide away in a VIP Room. Everyone that attends is on this journey together and they want to learn from you as much as you want to learn from them. We help you understand all of the important elements that come together to make great software and great software companies.
See the Speakers
This is not a mass produced event.
- We HATE going to events that promise much and deliver little. We HATE events where you have to bring a telescope to see the stage, where the speakers are whisked off into a secure room straight after their keynote where you were left feeling like you had just paid to listen to a sales pitch. It sucks if you pay good money to attend an event and a treated like one of a large flock of sheep. We will feed you well. You are as likely to sit next to the speaker at lunch than anyone else.