Listen "Daniel Spataro from IntegrationOS"
Episode Synopsis
Daniel Spataro is the Co-Founder and CEO of IntegrationOS.
Use IntegrationOS to rapidly launch new integrations, remove costly data silos and build connected apps that perform at the scale your customers demand. All at a price your CFO will love.
Takeaways
-Pivot from an agency model to a scalable product-led organization
-Why integrations are so crucial but a pain to maintain and build.
-The importance of security and privacy with integrations
-Why they focus on enterprise integrations for B2B companies.
-Discuss the importance of open source software (OSS).
-The Toronto tech ecosystem
-Nuances to selling to SWEs
-Using Slack as a quick customer support channel
-Utilizing LLMs and AI in integrations
Chapters
00:00 Dan's Journey and Early Work
08:55 Early Investor Conversations
23:53 People Behind Integrations
30:29 Building a Developer Tool and Selling to Developers
37:27 Thriving in the Toronto Tech Ecosystem
Keywords
journey, university, IntegrationOS, SaaS enterprise tools, challenges, agency model, product scaling model, pain point, integrations, privacy, security, mid-market, enterprise, open source, Integration OS, Toronto tech ecosystem, large language models, generative AI, automating integrations, pricing model, usage-based billing, customer support, dealing with hard times
Use IntegrationOS to rapidly launch new integrations, remove costly data silos and build connected apps that perform at the scale your customers demand. All at a price your CFO will love.
Takeaways
-Pivot from an agency model to a scalable product-led organization
-Why integrations are so crucial but a pain to maintain and build.
-The importance of security and privacy with integrations
-Why they focus on enterprise integrations for B2B companies.
-Discuss the importance of open source software (OSS).
-The Toronto tech ecosystem
-Nuances to selling to SWEs
-Using Slack as a quick customer support channel
-Utilizing LLMs and AI in integrations
Chapters
00:00 Dan's Journey and Early Work
08:55 Early Investor Conversations
23:53 People Behind Integrations
30:29 Building a Developer Tool and Selling to Developers
37:27 Thriving in the Toronto Tech Ecosystem
Keywords
journey, university, IntegrationOS, SaaS enterprise tools, challenges, agency model, product scaling model, pain point, integrations, privacy, security, mid-market, enterprise, open source, Integration OS, Toronto tech ecosystem, large language models, generative AI, automating integrations, pricing model, usage-based billing, customer support, dealing with hard times
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