Ecosystem Aces
Ecosystem Aces
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97: Why Quality Beats Quantity in Software Ecosystems w/ Tom Roberts
24 minutes Posted Mar 17, 2020 at 8:00 am.
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Modern software ecosystems have changed.

 

Ecosystems are no longer valued for the sheer quantity of solutions they offer — they are valued for, well, the actual value their solutions provide.

 

More doesn’t mean better; better means better.

 

It’s a key insight from our guest today, Tom Roberts, Senior Vice President at the Global Partner Organization over at SAP. Tom has had incredible success at SAP, delivering more than $1B in revenue overseeing the Solution Extension program as it grows 89% year-over-year.

 

There are a lot of great takeaways from Tom’s success and experience and he shares many of them with me today.

 

- How to get your ecosystem management “just right”

 

- Why today’s software ecosystem preference quality over quantity

 

- Great advice for anyone looking to replicate his success

 

To contact the host, Chip Rodgers, with topic ideas, suggest a guest, or join the conversation about alliances, he can be reached by:

 

Email: [email protected]

 

Twitter: @chiprodgers

 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chiprodgers