Shane Williams chews the fat with entrepreneurs, start-up founders and thought leaders on what it takes to successfully adopt SaaS platforms into your growing business and how traverse the wall between start-up and scale-up.
More: https://www.shanewilliams.com.au/
The Platform Owner's Guidebook - The un-Audio book.
Bonnie and Clyde delve into my first book 'The Platform Owner's Guidebook' uncovering key themes and practical tips on mastering platform ownership. This episode covers navigating enterprise software like CRMs and ERPs, and highlights the critical role of a platform owner akin to a ship's captain. Learn about zero-based capacity planning, building compelling business cases, and leveraging networks, as well as the importance of understanding company culture during system implementation.
They discuss my four levels of platform maturity - and explore the career journey of a platform owner.
00:00 Introduction to the Platform Owner's Guidebook
00:34 Meet Bonnie and Clyde: Your Reviewers
00:53 Navigating Enterprise Software: The Ship Captain Analogy
01:50 Building Your A-Team: The Key to Success
02:17 The Importance of Company Culture
04:20 Irreversible Decisions: Getting It Right from the Start
05:48 Purpose-Driven Implementation
07:03 Zero-Based Capacity Planning
09:37 The Power of Your Network
09:55 Learning from Others' Mistakes
10:48 Building Internal Relationships
11:54 The Concept of Dogfooding
13:31 Rewards of Platform Ownership
13:55 Shane's Platform Maturity Model
14:08 Level One: Rationalize
14:56 Level Two: Realize
16:26 Level Three: Amplify
18:09 Level Four: Becoming Missionaries
19:18 Conclusion and Call to Action
Bonnie and Clyde are AI generated characters. Their voices and their review were created using Google NotebookLM. I've made no edits; and it's not entirely correct but I think an interesting listen.
Get the Platform Owner's Guidebook - https://www.shanewilliams.com.au/book
17 Sept 2024
Mastering Organic Growth with Nathanael Small
In this special "lost episode" of Platform Diaries, host Shane Williams sits down with Nathanael Small, Leadership Adviser and Founder of Work2Live, to explore the art of sustainable business growth. Recorded in August 2022 this episode is packed with timeless insights on how founders can scale their companies without losing sight of their core values.
Nato shares his expertise on achieving fast yet sustainable growth, the key transition from small founding teams to "teams of teams," and how exceptional customer experience can drive word-of-mouth success. If you're looking to scale organically and avoid the pitfalls of unsustainable growth, this episode is for you.
4 Dec 2022
The price is right – finding buyers for your business and securing the best deal
You’ve scaled your business and its time to sell; how do you find the right buyers and get the best price? Lowell Ricklefs has decades of experience in selling B2B SaaS businesses; both as an entrepreneur and as an M&A advisor. Lowell shares some of the common mistakes to avoid as well as his secrets to success.
Lowell Ricklefs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowellricklefs/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowellricklefs/)
SHANE’S FREE E-BOOK
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