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#BoS2019 Speaker Interviews: What They Learned

Business of Software Conference

Peldi: Seeing the BoS talks was part of my inspiration back in 2007. Some developers want to work for the next “big thing” and you won’t be able to hire them but you will be able to hire people who’ve done it. This conference serves a great purpose to give a home to a more mature, understated-but-enormous part of the software industry.

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#BoS2019 Speaker Interviews: What They Learned

Business of Software Conference

Peldi: Seeing the BoS talks was part of my inspiration back in 2007. Some developers want to work for the next “big thing” and you won’t be able to hire them but you will be able to hire people who’ve done it. This conference serves a great purpose to give a home to a more mature, understated-but-enormous part of the software industry.

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Leading A High-Growth Company | David Cancel, Drift | BoS USA 2018

Business of Software Conference

Originally software engineer, long time ago no one on my team believes that anymore that I ever coded and then have started five companies and Drift is the fifth. They didn’t feel good for the first almost three years Compete, and we sold Compete in 2007 to a company WPP a London based giant. DC : In 30 seconds?