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Today, we’re joined Danny Tomsett is CEO at UneeQ, the leader in digital human technology. We talk about:  The growth of AI brand ambassadorsThe greatest irony of professional corporate life: How we train Barriers to adopting digital human trainingHow simulations can help develop soft skills and dealing with high stress situationsThe problems that needed to be solved to create incredible human-like experiences

Today, we’re joined by Chris McHenry, Chief Product Officer at Aviatrix, a cloud native network security company. We talk about:  Prerequisites to driving operational efficiency with agentic AIBridging the gap between security & engineering so organizations can go fast & be secure What’s required in order for agentic AI to create a magical momentWith cloud powering so much of our society, the need to get security right The security challenges introduced by agentic AI apps, including new attack vectors

Today, we’re turning the tables and interviewing our host, Arman Eshraghi, Founding CEO at Qrvey, the only embedded analytics solution purpose-built for SaaS. Arman tells us about:

What inspired him to start the SaaS Scaled podcastHow the vision of the podcast has changed since its inception in 2021How the fundamental objective remains: unscripted discussions in which experts share their knowledgeGetting comfortable and having sincere, authentic, organic discussionsWhat makes SaaS Scaled stand out among other podcasts

Today, we’re joined by Mark Walker, CEO of Nue, an easy-to-manage, omni-channel quote-to-revenue platform that meets the needs of businesses looking to innovate and manage their customer revenue lifecycles end-to-end. We talk about:

The best people to design software other than computer science gradsExpertise is dead, but experience isn't – and what impacts this hasThe deflationary impact of AI model improvementsPredictions for the pricing structure of AI modelsHow large AI companies will start taking a page out of Amazon's book

Today, we’re joined by Thomas Scott, CEO of Wrike, an intelligent work management platform where anyone can build, connect, automate, and scale workflows. We talk about:

How personalization is accelerating the pace of software adoptionCo-creating the future with early adoptersMeeting customers where they are, because AI is not monolithicIdentifying & understanding information gaps in order to deliver value to customersSetting a North Star for your role in the industry & staying focused on solving customer pains

Today, we’re joined by Mats Persson, CEO of Umbraco, provider of the world’s leading open-source CMS platform. We talk about: The impacts of AI in developing and managing contentWhy content management systems will always surviveThe pluses and minuses of open source and AI helping write codeRisks of being too enthusiastic about your own opportunity & productThe challenges of GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), considering there's not one standard system

Today, we’re joined by Marc Gonyea, Cofounder + Managing Partner of Blue Tusk Partners, an incubator for aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as a Cofounder + Board Member of memoryBlue, provider of sales development services for B2B and B2G technology companies. We talk about:

The tough, tactical, and not sexy work of outbound salesWhat Marc & his cofounder did when faced with few things two knucklehead salespeople could do early in their careersWhere AI does – and does not- fit in the sales processHow memoryBlue helps make young professionals valuable to the marketplaceUsing AI tools to enrich data, build workflows, & automate emails. But then what??

Today, we’re joined by  Chris Silvestri, Founder at Conversion Alchemy, an agency that combines copywriting, UX design, and psychology to help SaaS and eCommerce companies convert more visitors into customers. We talk about:  How failure to crystallize strategy results in messaging shortcomings & low conversionsTactics to get started with & accelerate messaging content, including use of AIImpacts of improving messaging to differentiate your SaaS offeringGrowth stages at which it’s most impactful to fine-tune messagingUse of AI models to act as prospects in order to gain insights, including use of real research to construct partially synthetic personas

Today, we’re joined by Erik Huddleston, Chief Executive Officer of Aprimo, the #1 digital asset management and content operations platform.  We talk about: Automating content creation, plus scaling upstream & downstream processes with brand safety agentsFramework for CEOs to think through how to best apply AI more generallyThe importance of role clarity: understanding the core activities that impact the financial planHow SaaS vendors can survive tech consolidation by being strategically relevant to the budget ownerThe importance of a good personal knowledge management system

Today, we’re joined Marne Martin, the CEO of Emburse whose innovative travel and expense solutions power forward-thinking organizations. We talk about:  Building fast-moving & scalable businesses that can lastHow to finance and grow profitable companies to reach an exitThe challenges of finding a competitive edge as GenAI accelerates innovationTesting monetizing AI alongside conventional SaaS monetization

Today, we’re joined by Hikari Senju, Founder and CEO at Omneky, the generative AI platform built for performance advertising. We talk about:  Top 3 benefits of Gen AI in content marketingHow the market for digital ads is growing due to generative personalization & attribution capabilitiesAds taking on more of the sales functionThe need for thousands of variations of content to drive advertising results (& the dangers of serving the same ad repeatedly)Advertising to a world of digital users

Today, we’re joined by Todd Olson, co-founder and CEO of Pendo, the world’s first software experience management platform. We talk about: Offloading work from employees to digital workersWhen most people will opt to chat with an AI agent over a humanThe need for SaaS apps to transform themselves into agentic appsAdvice for serial SaaS entrepreneurs, including a big cautionary tale for startupsAI-generated and AI-maintained code and the ease of prototyping

Today, we’re joined by Ted Elliott, Chief Executive Officer of Copado, the leader in AI-powered DevOps for business applications. We talk about:  Impacts of AI agents over the next 5 yearsTed’s AI-generated Dr. Seuss book based on walks with his dogThe power of small data with AI, despite many believing more data is the answerThe challenge of being disciplined to enter only good dataGaming out SaaS company ideas with AI, such as a virtual venture capitalist

Today, we’re joined by Tom Lavery, CEO and Founder of Jiminny, a conversation intelligence platform that captures and analyzes your critical go-to-market insights with AI. We talk about:  Getting value from unstructured dataHow quickly SaaS subscription businesses should push to be profitableTrade-offs between product-led and sales-led growthRacing to be the market leaderDangers of focusing strictly on the short-term

Today, we’re joined by Nik Froehlich, founder and CEO of Saritasa, a technology solutions company that designs and develops custom, commercial-grade software systems. We talk about: Pro and cons of building vs. buying softwareThe challenges of low code/ no code solutionsThe high costs of code debtCoping with client requests for cheaply developed softwareWill GenAI eliminate the need for developers to write code?Current AI development use cases: documentation & automatic testing

Today, we’re joined by Rahul Pangam, Co-Founder & CEO of RapidCanvas, a leader in delivering transformative AI-powered solutions that empower businesses to achieve faster and more impactful outcomes. We talk about: How to make GenAI more reliable: Understanding your business context & knowing why something is happeningMoving from planning based on the human gut to an AI-based setupThe coming paradigm shift from SaaS to service as a softwareInteracting with apps in plain language vs. remembering which of 56 dashboards to view

Today, we’re joined by Srikrishnan Ganesan, Co-Founder & CEO of Rocketlane, the #1 customer onboarding, PSA, and project delivery software. We talk about:  Launching an incomplete product vs. going to market too late Determining the scope of an MVP & a full-featured, differentiated productUnique approaches to “Design Partners” during product development Best ways to build a communityMaintaining a sense of urgency once established & not getting too comfortable

Today, we’re joined by Zach Wasserman, Co-Founder of Fleet, open-source device management for IT and security teams with thousands of laptops and servers. We talk about:  Best ways to build trust with usersImpacts of AI on open source, including using gen AI to describe human-created queriesCross-platform endpoint managementDetermining the scope of device management with BYOD & less traditional computing devicesDevice management surprises

Today, we’re joined by Luis Garcia, President of PETE, an Orlando-based tech startup that offers a suite of cost-effective and customizable solutions that enable organizations to deliver personalized workforce learning at scale. We talk about:

Tackling the challenges of digital learning: content development & learning assessmentThe role of AI in scaling workforce development & engaging learners one-on-oneCalculating the ROI of a learning management systemFlipping the normal training paradigm of fixed time with variable learningTraining topics that SaaS companies are most interested in