The Dark Side of SaaS, SaaS Management, Security & Control #137

SaaS District

André is the Co-founder and CEO at LeanIX, a SaaS for managing enterprise architecture and multi-cloud environments for better and faster, data-driven decision-making.

André is passionate about enabling companies to build better products and transition to a modern IT architecture. He’s experienced as a management consultant and during his studies of information science, he built modern software architectures for both startups and large enterprises. He is a global thought leader and has spoken at several high-influence industry events including the Gartner EA Summit, Hamburg IT Strategy Days, and Rethink.

During this interview we cover:

• 00:00 The Financial Due Diligence Framework Course (CODE: SAASDISTRICT for $100 OFF)
• 01:02 - Intro
• 02:15 - The Dark Side of SaaS
• 05:52 - E A Management, SaaS Intelligence & Microservice Intelligence
• 07:19 - SaaS Intelligence, is the Solution for Everybody?
• 10:13 - SaaS Management Productivity Best Practices
• 12:58 - SaaS Security Practices & Insights
• 15:49 - Microservice Intelligence, Approaches to the Solution
• 18:00 - Tech Implementation Challenges
• 20:00 - Cleanshelf Acquisition, Strategic Fit & Objective for the Acquisition
• 24:25 - Integration Phase and Main Challenges
• 26:19 - Building to Fit an Acquisition
• 28:121 - André’s Background & Launching LeanIX
• 30:12 - How’s André Measuring his Own Leadership Success?
• 32:53 - Opportunities New Founders Could Tackle Right Now
• 36:36 - Advice André Would Tell His 25 Years Old Self
• 38:22 - Biggest Challenges André’s Facing Right Now
• 41:17 - Instrumental Resources for André’s Success
• 42:57 - What does Success Mean to André
• 46:50 - Get in Touch With André

Mentions:

• LeanIX

Get In Touch With André:

• André’s Linkedin

Books:

• Measure What Matters
• The Lean StartUp
• The Hard Things about Hard Things
• No Forms, No Spam, No Cold Calls

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