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Building A SAAS Solution – Interview with Tim Branyan of TrueFanz

We start a new interview series talking to Tim Branyan of TrueFanz about his journey toward building a SAAS solution and growing it. The discussion touches on many topics and stays high-level more than a technical deep-dive. Tim is entertaining and shares many lessons learned from his successes and failures. Building A SAAS Solution – This Is The Way There is a lot of buzz around building a SAAS solution, and many reasons why. Tim touches on some key concepts,... Read more

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Growing Your Brand and Business – Suggestions For Any Entrepreneur

Part 2 of our interview with Deanna Keumpel focuses on growing your brand and business. She has done this a few times and has plenty of advice. The discussion covers various topics, such as finding the right staff, taking chances, and pouring yourself into a venture. Be ready to take notes as she drops several suggestions along the way. Growing Your Brand and Business – It is What We Do We create a business because we enjoy doing that. There... Read more

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The Benefits Of Taking Risks – Interview With Deanna Kuempel

We start a new interview and dive into the benefits of taking risks. The host of the label-free podcast sits down to share her story. Deanna is recently married (hence the name change) and is living her best life, as her tagline suggests. However, it has not been an easy road. Our discussion reviews numerous challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Spoiler alert, she took risks and avoided playing it safe. Benefits Of Taking Risks The idea of... Read more

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Building Real World Software – No More Best Practices

Part two of our interview with Douglas Squirrel delves into building real world software. This topic takes us into finding ways to meet a customer’s needs rather than deliver something that gets an “A” grade in academia. We also tackle the challenge of a technologist with a different view from the business customer. It is more focused on building relationships and trusts than it is asserting one’s opinion. Real World Software Is Messy There are almost always trade-offs when we... Read more

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Learn From CoWorkers : Interview with Douglas Squirrel

There are many things to take away from our discussion with Douglas Squirrel. However, one major point is that we should learn from coworkers. Technology workers are not immune to seeing other departments as less important than they are. We look at how “suits”, marketing, and other groups should be partnered with and not ignored. We will find our job easier and more successful when we build relationships and trust instead. Expand Your Influence When You Learn From Coworkers Some... Read more

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Link Success To Happiness – Keep Your Why In Mind

We go deeper in the second part of this interview to discuss how we can link success to happiness. These are not mutually exclusive goals. Pranay has built a story that guides us through his process as he went from simple success to factoring in what he wanted from life. The “why” that had eluded and blocked him from a full life became his focus. Once he did that, things started to fall into place. Link Success To Happiness And... Read more