About this episode

In this milestone episode, Ton Dobbe shares 18 key insights from 99 CEOs about the lessons learned in building successful software companies.

Four hundred episodes. When I started this podcast, I had one simple belief: the best lessons in building a remarkable software company don't come from business books or consulting frameworks. They come from CEOs who've lived it — the ones who made the hard calls, paid for the wrong assumptions, and built something worth talking about. I went back through the last 99 conversations — and pulled the 18 insights that I believe will genuinely open your eyes. Not the ones that make you nod. The ones that hold a mirror. I selected them for one reason: each one connects directly to the traits I write about in The Remarkable Effect . The patterns that separate the software companies people keep talking about from the ones that quietly disappear. Six don'ts. Twelve do's. The don'ts follow one thread — each one is an assumption that ended up costing a CEO everything. The do's move from the inside out — who you need to be, how you compete, how you grow, and who you put around you. Here's who you'll hear from: DON'TS Harpreet Singh, Co-CEO Launchable — on the mistake that erodes confidence in leadership faster than anything else Josh Ellars, CEO OpenGTM — on the decision he kept making…

People in this episode

Host: Ton Dobbe

Guests: Harpreet Singh, Josh Ellars, Ed Bradley, Emeric Ernoult, Krishna Raj Raja

Topics covered

• CEO insights
• business lessons
• software companies
• leadership mistakes
• growth strategies

Keywords

• CEOs
• business lessons
• leadership
• software
• growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Launchable, OpenGTM, Virtualstock, Agorapulse, SupportLogic

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