We are Software People

Je! Lawson@je!el

We are Software PeopleAnd our time is now.

*Fictional Reenactment

We’re a software company.

Who are Software People?Hint: writing code does not a Software Person make.

throughthe lens of software

Not just developersProduct People

CEOs

Developers

Operations People

CFOs

Customer Service People

SalesMarketing

say:“how can software

solve this?”

believe any problem

can be solved once

it’s in the domain of software.

solve problems

with magnetic particles.

Software People

Nowis the best time ever to be a Software Person

for two reasons

More and more world’s problems are addressable by Software People.

Less and less non-software problems hinder progress of Software People.

More and more of the world’s problems are addressable by

Software People

World WorldSoftware

Text Input Text Output

Audio Video

EverythingElse

Problems10’s-20’s

Media Problems90’s-00’s

Textual Problems70’s-80’s

NumericalProblems50’s-60’s

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Sensors Actuators

Sensors

Sensors

Sensors

Sensors

Sensors

Sensors

Actuators

Actuators

Actuators

Actuators

Actuators

Actuators

Software

3 AccelerometersProximity Sensor

Light SensorMoisture Sensor

GyroscopeGPS

2 Cameras2 Microphones

2 Speakers

Programmatically control 15 billion

devices worldwide

SMS

Sensors ActuatorsSoftware

Minimalismis software flexibility

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You might not be Software People when...

Minimal Telephone Hardware

Minimal hardware implementation to preserve the power of software.

More and more world’s problems are

addressable by Software People

Less and less non-software problems hinder progress

of Software People.

Server hardwareNetworking

RacksHVACPower

Real Estate!

Software PeopleNot Software People

Hardware & SoftwareProfessional Services

Carrier ContractsNegotiations

Lawyers

Software PeopleNot Software People

We are Software People

And our time is now.

User expectations have changed.

“The only source of competitive advantage is the one that can

survive technology-fueled disruption: an obsession with

customer experience.” Harley ManningForrester Research, author of Outside-In

Focus on the user.Or you’re in serious risk.

Software People move fast.Iterate quickly.

Ship constantly.Get feedback from customers quickly.

Become one, or lose to them.

Competition is closer than ever before.

Social Media

Organizations are measured by the customer experience they create at

scale for every customer.

Only Software People can do that.

I believe in Software People.

We are the army of 1’s and 0’s.

We are rebuilding the world through the lens of software.

We are Software PeopleAnd we will win.

We are Software People

Je! Lawson@je!el