The tech sector often appears to be a goldmine that anyone with a few coding skills can tap into and reap massive profits - literally overnight.

The reality is a bit different.

From developing products that will actually sell to understanding that ‘overnight’ is more like ‘over years’ and that behind the scenes there are endless frustrations and obstacles that you need to overcome before hitting the jackpot - assuming that you eventually do.

Today we’re joined by Natalia Loza, She’s a commercial and product innovation leader whose cracked the code for building and scaling digital technologies from idea to revenue.

This includes developing software that broke even within a record four months of inception and an internal operations tool that generated over £600,000 in under six months.

She’s also the founder of Connected.Ventures, a curated network of over 300 technology innovation leaders in the UK.

In this podcast Natalia will talking about:

• The key decisions that allowed her to take a product from concept to revenue in just four months
• The unseen cost of saying ‘yes’.
• Why "done" is a moving target in tech products.

USEFUL LINKS:

Connect with Natalia Loza: linkedin.com/in/nata-loza

Website for Connected Ventures: connected.ventures

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Companies dream of building that amazing product that does all kinds of incredible things or has a cool user interface.

It all about the wow factor.

However what customers usually want - or what they’ll actually buy - is a simple product that gets the job done.

This disconnect is at the heart of why many businesses get lots of media attention, but not quite so many sales.

Today we’re joined by Tobi Ogunmoyero , a Certified Scrum Product Owner who helps organizations turn complex ideas into products customers value.

He has delivered large-scale platforms across finance, public services and early-stage technology ventures and leads product vision and roadmaps at Sleekabyte Technologies.

In this podcast he’ll be talking about the early signs of product debt. How to lower overheads. And what metrics we need to watch to when managing product debt.

USEFUL LINKS:

Connect with Tobi Ugunmoyero: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobi-ogunmoyero-18302762/

Learn more about Inside Fashion: https://insidefashionLive.net

Visit A Seat at The Table's website at https://seat.fm

Many people dream of starting a fashion brand.

The combination of a doing something creative with the glamour and energy of catwalk shows and photo shoots can be intoxicating.

What isn’t always obvious - at least for new designers or for people outside of the industry - is the challenge of starting from scratch.

It’s not only about growing your brand. It’s about doing everything yourself - from designing to sewing - and the business side.

And it’s not only in the fashion industry. Starting a business can be very rewarding, but you need to be able to play the long game to reap those rewards.

Meet Sofia Georgia Rothman, a rising star on the New York design scene. Her collection has a growing following of young consumers - like her - who want high quality garments with a sense of personal style.

In this episode she shares a ‘raw and real’ look at what it’s like launching a brand - and taking it from being a personal project into a business.

USEFUL LINKS:

Follow Sofia Georgina Rothman: @sofiageorgiarothman

Learn more about Inside Fashion: https://insidefashionLive.net

Visit A Seat at The Table's website at https://seat.fm