Oct 9, 2022
This week we feature an interview with Indus Khaitan, Founder & CEO at Quolum. A few of the topics covered include:
- Why do organizations need help in consuming SaaS at scale efficiently?
- How can looking carefully at how you are using Saas save organizations tons of money?
- How can organizations refocus on delivering value rather than on overhead?
- What does it take to take a vision and make it a going concern, more than once?
Indus Khaitan is the founder of Quolum. Quolum helps companies manage their SaaS spend. He started Bitzer Mobile, a mobile security startup that Oracle acquired. Earlier, he led growth at Chargebee. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Indus’ Profile: linkedin.com/in/khaitan
Websites:
angel.co/1ndus (AngelList Profile)
quolum.com (Company)
Email: khaitan@gmail.com
Twitter: 1ndus
Podcast: Chief Future Officer
Re-read Saturday News
This week we reread Chapter 11 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate link https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3). Chapter 11, Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes, begins Part 3 of Coaching Agile Teams. Part 3 titled “ Getting More for Yourself.” Chapter 11 hits the topic of failure head-on, sharing both failure and success modes. Anyone that has been in the business of agile coach (coach, Scrum Master, manager, or others) for more than a few years and has pushed the boundaries of culture will have failures on their CV. Coaching is hard, training and continuous learning are important but not enough. A coach without experience is a trainee. A wide range of experience, which opens the door to successes and failures, is a learning opportunity that classes and webinars can’t deliver.
Remember to buy a copy of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate line https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3) and read along!
Logistics Note: We will combine the discussion of the last two chapters in this book and then follow that with a recap before starting. Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond (Amazon Associate Link – buy your copy soon and start reading). Buy a copy now and start reading.
Previous Installments
Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe
Week 2: Will I Be A Good Coach - https://bit.ly/3nzDAHg
Week 3: Expect High Performance - https://bit.ly/3Rl4fFf
Week 4: Master Yourself - https://bit.ly/3zL8t2n
Week 5: Let Your Style Change - https://bit.ly/3Q8zHWa
Week 6: Coach as Coach-Mentor - https://bit.ly/3QLcSIi
Week 7: Coach as Facilitator - https://bit.ly/3AaP5KY
Week 8: Coach As Teacher - https://bit.ly/3AURGdL
Week 9: Coach As Problem Solver - https://bit.ly/3C06Gr7
Week 10: Coach As Conflict Navigator - https://bit.ly/3R6tmuc
Week 11: Coach As Collaboration Conductor - https://bit.ly/3fXoHOs
Week 12 Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes - https://bit.ly/3T0FluQ
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Next SPaMCAST
In SPaMCAST 725 we delve deeper into the concept of neglected WIP highlighting the calculation and a quick case study’ette so you can see the concept in action.
We will also have a visit from Jeremy Berriault from the QA Corner.