DisrupTV Episode 320: Innovating the Future of Enterprise Technology

In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three visionary leaders who are redefining the landscape of enterprise technology:

Jason M. Lemkin – SaaS Founder, Enthusiast & VC

Jason M. Lemkin is a two-time founder and venture capitalist with a deep passion for SaaS. He led or sourced the first VC investments in many leading enterprise/SaaS startups, including Guidespark, Greenhouse.io, Pipedrive, Algolia, Talkdesk, Parklet.co, RainforestQA, Salesloft, Avanoo, Perfect Pipeline, Logikcull, and more. Collectively, these startups are worth in excess of one billion dollars. Jason is also an advisor or smaller investor in Showpad, FrontApp, Influitive, BetterWorks, and other SaaS leaders. Prior to his venture capital endeavors, he co-founded EchoSign, the web’s most popular electronic signature service, which was acquired by Adobe Systems Inc. He then served as Vice President, Web Services at Adobe, overseeing the growth of EchoSign and Adobe Document Services to over $100 million in ARR.

Dheeraj Pandey – CEO & Co-Founder of DevRev

Dheeraj Pandey is a veteran entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in software technology. He is the CEO & Co-Founder of DevRev, a fully-remote tech company with a platform that converges the silos of sales, marketing, support, and engineering to “Act as One”. Before launching DevRev, Dheeraj was the founder, CEO, and chairman of Nutanix, a software company focused on hybrid cloud infrastructure, which had the most valuable IPO in 2016. Previously, he was VP of Engineering at Aster Data (now Teradata), where he helped build the product and its engineering team from the ground up, and was a senior software developer at Oracle.

Paulo Savaget – Author of The Four Workarounds

Paulo Savaget is an associate professor at Oxford University’s Engineering Sciences Department and the Saïd Business School. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar and has a background working as a lecturer, consultant, entrepreneur, and researcher finding innovative solutions for a more inclusive world. As a consultant, he worked on projects for large companies, non-profits, government agencies in Latin America, and the OECD. He is the author of The Four Workarounds, a book that explores how organizations can overcome resource constraints to achieve impactful outcomes.

Episode Highlights

SaaS Innovation: Jason M. Lemkin shares insights into the evolving SaaS landscape and the key factors driving success in the industry.

Hybrid Cloud Strategies: Dheeraj Pandey discusses the importance of hybrid cloud infrastructure and how DevRev is enabling organizations to unify their operations.

Creative Problem-Solving: Paulo Savaget explores how organizations can leverage creative problem-solving techniques to overcome resource limitations and drive innovation.

Final Thoughts

DisrupTV Episode 320 offers a comprehensive look at the forces shaping the future of enterprise technology. From SaaS innovation to hybrid cloud strategies and creative problem-solving, the insights shared by Jason M. Lemkin, Dheeraj Pandey, and Paulo Savaget provide valuable perspectives for leaders navigating the evolving landscape.

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