Do you remember how you made your break into the software development world? If it involved breakdancing, you are in good company with our guest, Josh Hardman. Listen in to hear his story transitioning from Corporate America into the world of entrepreneurship, the obstacles he has encountered building his dev agency, and how he's incorporating AI into the products he develops for his clients.
For nearly two decades, Dave Goerlich has been delivering software solutions to his clients in the Healthcare and Advanced Manufacturing industries. In that time, Dave has learned a lot about what it takes to build a successful team and bid successful projects. Listen in as we hear him share his philosophy on hiring "T-shaped" people and what the Refinery is doing to implement Value-Pricing without falling into the trap of scope creep.
Sales & marketing is one of the greatest business challenges facing today's software companies. Our guest, Zack Toyota, is an entrepreneur who catapulted his growth by embracing the ins and outs of sales. He even cold-called his way into his role as Head of Business Development! Take a listen to the lessons that Zack learned on his journey to starting his tech startup, SelfDisrpt.
As a founder of several startups (one of which sold for $150M), Matt has a wealth of experience for what it takes to build successful businesses. Listen to how he built his various startups and hear the biggest lessons he learned along the way.
Dan Leeman, the Co-Founder of Automation Helpers, isn't who you'd imagine when you think of a "traditional" software developer. Starting his career as a high school band teacher, Dan eventually worked his way into an account management role at an ed tech company. This was his foray into software development. Dan's nontraditional path into tech entrepreneurship may very well be the special sauce that's bringing his software development agency such strong inbound traffic ...
Chris got his start as a freelance Wordpress developer, and that eventually evolved into a full-blown development agency. But his company ran up against some serious challenges from 2016 through 2019. Listen in as Chris recounts this difficult season, what he did to turn the ship around, and what he's learned in the process.
Founder and CEO, Tamara Lucas, started a platform to help working moms everywhere (called My Panda). As a non-technical founder of a tech company, however, she has learned A LOT. But one thing is clear - none of her prior experiences were wasted. Every interaction she had in social work and working in the wine industry informed her go-to-market strategy and direction for how to build a platform that her ideal customers wanted. Listen in to hear more insights and knowledge she's gained throug...
What does a serial entrepreneur and non-technical founder have to say about starting a software development agency? Listen to Zack Steven recount the 9 years of ups and downs with his venture before hitting his flywheel which launched a number of successful businesses.
As a software development agency with an emphasis on Agile development, Integrity Inspired Solutions stands out from the competition by improving the lives of everyone who comes into contact with the software development process, not only the people who want the software, but also the people who build it. Listen to the co-founder, Phil Ledgerwood, as he shares over a decade of valuable experience building his dev shop.
Michael Harris started his career off in the Investment Banking world before discovering his proclivity and passion for software development. 3 years into building his software development agency, Michael shares his experience in the first days in the business and what he's been learning as he grows.
George Brooks is the creative genius and co-founder of the Kansas City-based design agency, Crema. In this episode, we explore his path to launching and the 15+ years of lessons he has learned running this agency.
In our inaugural episode of the DevLaunch podcast, we sat down with Justin Cullifer, co-founder of APG Emerging tech. With 5 years into building this software development agency, listen in as Justin shares about his journey transitioning from management consulting into entrepreneurship, what he prioritizes in his sales & marketing initiatives to grow his business, and the advice he would give to a younger version of himself.
