2008-07-17 01:17:15 -
- Seth Godin, best-selling author of seven books (including Permission Marketing and Purple Cow) will headline Business of Software 2008, September 3 and 4 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.
The two-day conference is an eclectic mix of sessions that inspire and teach people what it takes to be successful in the software business. Session topics include product management,
marketing, patents, sales, venture capital, software ecosystems, and building beloved products. Networking and breakout sessions give speakers and attendees - which range from software engineers to marketing, product, development and project managers - the opportunity to exchange ideas.
The current speaker line-up for Business of Software 2008 includes:
-- Seth Godin - Best-selling author and Business Week's "Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age."
-- Joel Spolsky - CEO of Fog Creek Software, Business Week columnist, and the man behind the joelonsoftware blog.
-- Jason Fried - Founder of 37signals (developer of Basecamp and Ruby on Rails) and Signal vs. Noise blogger.
-- Eric Sink - Top-rated speaker, founder of SourceGear, and author of Eric Sink on the Business of Software.
-- Dharmesh Shah - Serial entrepreneur, founder of HubSpot, and blogger at OnStartups.com.
-- Jessica Livingston - Founder of Y Combinator and author of Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days.
-- Steve Johnson - Pragmatic Marketing executive and winner of last year's Software Idol competition.
-- Tom Jennings - Managing director at Summit Partners, a leading private equity and venture capital firm.
-- Richard Stallman - Launched development of the GNU operating system and winner of a MacArthur Foundation fellowship.
-- Paul Kenny - One of the UK's top sales trainers with a portfolio of nearly 100 sales, management and personal development courses.
-- Michael Milinkovich - Executive director of the Eclipse Foundation and former VP in Oracle's Development Group.
-- Finalists in the Pecha Kucha 2008 competition.
For more information or to register, visit the Business of Software web site (www.businessofsoftware.org).
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