ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
“The Platform Journey” engages C-level leaders as they share their journey building some of the most important platforms and ecosystems in software. Hosted by Avanish Sahai, Tidemark Fellow and veteran leader of Salesforce, ServiceNow, Google Cloud’s ecosystem, and Hubspot board member.
At Tidemark, we believe in the power of software category leaders transforming from a single-party application to a multi-product, multi-stakeholder platform. We’re excited to partner with Avanish and support the next generation of software platforms and ecosystems.
Tidemark is a growth equity firm purpose-built to help technology companies win and scale. Visit www.tidemarkcap.com for details and more content.
At Tidemark, we believe in the power of software category leaders transforming from a single-party application to a multi-product, multi-stakeholder platform. We’re excited to partner with Avanish and support the next generation of software platforms and ecosystems.
Tidemark is a growth equity firm purpose-built to help technology companies win and scale. Visit www.tidemarkcap.com for details and more content.
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Update frequency:
every 44 days
Average audio length:
32 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
37 episodes
since April 27, 2022
episodic
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In this episode, Avanish and Rob discuss:
Canva's two-step mission — grow as large as possible in order to do as much good as possible, including giving away over $1 billion in software annually and serving 100+ million students worldwide
The cupcake framework for platform architecture — the …
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With a career spanning the US Navy, executive leadership positions at PetSmart and Banfield Pet Hospital, and pioneering online training, Don brings unique insights into building and scaling businesses across industries. Throughout the conversation, Avanish and Don discuss OpenSesame's evolution fr…
In this episode, Avanish and Drew discuss:
Drew’s early journey from systems integrator to one of Salesforce’s first top sales leaders
How Salesforce’s “connect the dots” sales motion enabled enterprise expansion beyond PLG
Why relationship visibility—not lack of relationships—is the real bottlene…
In this episode, Avanish and Antonio discuss:
BBVA's data transformation journey, including the strategic decision in 2017 to create a global data function at the executive committee level reporting to the CEO and Chairman
Building hybrid data architecture combining centralized lake house (AWS) wi…
In this episode, Avanish and Umesh discuss:
Uniphore's founding story in 2008 and evolution from conversational AI applications to an end-to-end Business AI Cloud platform serving 2,000+ customers including Fortune 500 enterprises
The pivotal moment when two of Uniphore's largest customers (10% of…
This season features conversations with key decision-makers who have shaped the evolution of today's leading technology platforms and ecosystems. We talk to C-suite executives, board members, investors, and others who must be bought into the platform journey.
In this episode, Avanish and Greg discu…
In this episode, Avanish and Andrew discuss:
Andrew's journey as an "operational CFO" from Sun Microsystems through ServiceNow, WalkMe, Lacework, and now Amplitude, being part of the team that built ServiceNow from $400M to $4.5B ARR
Why CFOs must "play chess, not checkers" - thinking several move…
In this episode, Avanish and Mike discuss:
Mike's journey from his early tech roots in Silicon Valley to his role as CRO at Zscaler, including his transformative work growing ServiceNow from $500M to $6B in the Americas region
The importance of always viewing platform strategy through the customer…
In this episode, Avanish and Dennis discuss:
How Freshworks evolved from a single help desk product to a multi-product platform serving 74,000 customers globally, from small businesses to enterprises like Airbus and Nucor Steel
The importance of being "pulled" by customers into new markets rather …
In this episode, Avanish and Lara discuss:
The four distinct phases of software company growth and what each requires - from finding product-market fit ($0-100M) to demonstrating platform vision ($100M-1B) to scaling enterprise deals ($1B-5B)
The critical importance of not neglecting your core bus…
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