https://cohostpodcasting.com <![CDATA[Building Better SaaS]]> en b4a45c4a-54b9-418c-aad0-978cff8e181c Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:05:39 -0400 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:44:23 -0400 https://www.cohostpodcasting.com <![CDATA[Building Better SaaS]]> https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/93f9743c-d215-40f0-bd1c-0a00a64eac92/shows/b4a45c4a-54b9-418c-aad0-978cff8e181c/cover-art/original_0db1050fe04ae4a900f25f6437502382.png https://www.cohostpodcasting.com episodic false https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/x6vYMx89 qrvey.cohost@fwd.appbind.com <![CDATA[Tackling Tough Product Decisions – Tech, Team, & Features with Kumar Erramilli]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Kumar Erramilli, Chief Technology Officer at ACTO, the #1 learning and insights platform for the life sciences industry. We talk about:



  • Advice for launching a new SaaS product & going to market
  • How the process has evolved since 2009
  • How to allocate budgets & justify what new features to build
  • Balancing existing customer demands & innovating for the market
  • Gamification of customer feature requests


]]> Mon, 04 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.cohostpodcasting.com 25:32 On today’s episode, we’re joined by Kumar Erramilli, Chief Technology Officer at ACTO, the #1 learning and insights platform for the life sciences industry. We talk about:



  • Advice for launching a new SaaS product & going to market
  • How the process has evolved since 2009
  • How to allocate budgets & justify what new features to build
  • Balancing existing customer demands & innovating for the market
  • Gamification of customer feature requests


]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Kumar Erramilli, Chief Technology Officer at ACTO, the #1 learning and insights platform for the life sciences industry. We talk about:



  • Advice for launching a new SaaS product & going to market
  • How the process has evolved since 2009
  • How to allocate budgets & justify what new features to build
  • Balancing existing customer demands & innovating for the market
  • Gamification of customer feature requests


]]> false full 5 <![CDATA[Maximizing the Productivity of your AI Teammate with Artem Koren]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Artem Koren, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Sembly AI, a SaaS platform that helps to make meetings more effective. We talk about:



  • Leveraging external AI services & models vs. building in house
  • Automating follow-on activity beyond meetings
  • How to decide to build a feature or integrate a third party
  • The future of human-free meetings


]]> Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.cohostpodcasting.com 25:32 On today’s episode, we’re joined by Artem Koren, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Sembly AI, a SaaS platform that helps to make meetings more effective. We talk about:



  • Leveraging external AI services & models vs. building in house
  • Automating follow-on activity beyond meetings
  • How to decide to build a feature or integrate a third party
  • The future of human-free meetings


]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Artem Koren, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Sembly AI, a SaaS platform that helps to make meetings more effective. We talk about:



  • Leveraging external AI services & models vs. building in house
  • Automating follow-on activity beyond meetings
  • How to decide to build a feature or integrate a third party
  • The future of human-free meetings


]]> false full 4 <![CDATA[Helping SaaS Companies Tackle Security & Compliance Challenges with Ali Allage]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Ali Allage, CEO of BlueSteel Cybersecurity, Developer of humanized cybersecurity compliance programs that create sustainable security and confidence for SaaS-based organizations and government agencies. We talk about:



  • Vital Qs to ask in order to document your process
  • When a growing company should invest in dedicated security personnel
  • When to call for security help versus DIY
  • The role of regulations & their impact on SaaS companies


]]> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.cohostpodcasting.com 25:32 On today’s episode, we’re joined by Ali Allage, CEO of BlueSteel Cybersecurity, Developer of humanized cybersecurity compliance programs that create sustainable security and confidence for SaaS-based organizations and government agencies. We talk about:



  • Vital Qs to ask in order to document your process
  • When a growing company should invest in dedicated security personnel
  • When to call for security help versus DIY
  • The role of regulations & their impact on SaaS companies


]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Ali Allage, CEO of BlueSteel Cybersecurity, Developer of humanized cybersecurity compliance programs that create sustainable security and confidence for SaaS-based organizations and government agencies. We talk about:



  • Vital Qs to ask in order to document your process
  • When a growing company should invest in dedicated security personnel
  • When to call for security help versus DIY
  • The role of regulations & their impact on SaaS companies


]]> false full 3 <![CDATA[What’s Driving AI Innovation & What’s Next? with Farzad Aref & Dara Kharabi]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by two guests, Farzad Aref, Founder and CEO of Farlinium, a business-first consultancy that provides strategy, training, tools, and platforms to enterprises. Our additional guest, Dara Kharabi, is the Product Lead, Data and Data Strategy, at Rearc, a boutique cloud software & services firm with engineers that have years of experience shaping the cloud journey of large scale enterprises.



We talk about:

  • Are AI/ML advancements driven by customer request or tech provider innovation
  • Struggles validating whether ML model outputs are meaningful or correct 
  • The need for quality systems around AI services to enable automated use
  • Potential concerns, including ethics & data privacy


]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.cohostpodcasting.com 40:42 On today’s episode, we’re joined by two guests, Farzad Aref, Founder and CEO of Farlinium, a business-first consultancy that provides strategy, training, tools, and platforms to enterprises. Our additional guest, Dara Kharabi, is the Product Lead, Data and Data Strategy, at Rearc, a boutique cloud software & services firm with engineers that have years of experience shaping the cloud journey of large scale enterprises.



We talk about:

  • Are AI/ML advancements driven by customer request or tech provider innovation
  • Struggles validating whether ML model outputs are meaningful or correct 
  • The need for quality systems around AI services to enable automated use
  • Potential concerns, including ethics & data privacy


]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by two guests, Farzad Aref, Founder and CEO of Farlinium, a business-first consultancy that provides strategy, training, tools, and platforms to enterprises. Our additional guest, Dara Kharabi, is the Product Lead, Data and Data Strategy, at Rearc, a boutique cloud software & services firm with engineers that have years of experience shaping the cloud journey of large scale enterprises.



We talk about:

  • Are AI/ML advancements driven by customer request or tech provider innovation
  • Struggles validating whether ML model outputs are meaningful or correct 
  • The need for quality systems around AI services to enable automated use
  • Potential concerns, including ethics & data privacy


]]> false full 2 <![CDATA[Optimizing your Multi-Cloud SaaS Architecture with Jonathan Crawford]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jonathan Crawford, Chief Architect, LeaseAccelerator, the leader in the enterprise lease accounting and lease lifecycle management software market.


We talk about:


Building best-of-breed multi-cloud infrastructure 


Tackling challenges with a multi-cloud solution involving AWS & Oracle


Coping with rising cloud costs during hyper growth


How to wring the maximum performance out of your databases


Reducing database costs while dealing with spikes in processing & storage

]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:44:28 -0400 https://www.cohostpodcasting.com 22:46 On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jonathan Crawford, Chief Architect, LeaseAccelerator, the leader in the enterprise lease accounting and lease lifecycle management software market.


We talk about:


Building best-of-breed multi-cloud infrastructure 


Tackling challenges with a multi-cloud solution involving AWS & Oracle


Coping with rising cloud costs during hyper growth


How to wring the maximum performance out of your databases


Reducing database costs while dealing with spikes in processing & storage

]]> On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jonathan Crawford, Chief Architect, LeaseAccelerator, the leader in the enterprise lease accounting and lease lifecycle management software market.


We talk about:


Building best-of-breed multi-cloud infrastructure 


Tackling challenges with a multi-cloud solution involving AWS & Oracle


Coping with rising cloud costs during hyper growth


How to wring the maximum performance out of your databases


Reducing database costs while dealing with spikes in processing & storage

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