The Dynamics ISV
In This Episode
- Johns Dynamics career
- Life post the sale of ClickDimensions
- Why he focused on Marketing with ClickDimensions
- Role of the ISV in Dynamics ecosystem
- Opportunities for ISV's with Dynamics
- Building blocks to becoming a successful ISV
- How to market an ISV
- Dynamics partners and the ISV
- Microsoft and the ISV
- Events and the ISV
- ISV competition from other companies
- Working relationship between an ISV and Microsoft
- Tipping point with ClickDimensions
- The ClickDimensions Team and the role they place in ClickDimensions success
- Team culture
- Advice for people considering becoming an ISV in the Dynamics ecosystem?
John Gravely is a Technology Entrepreneur and Investor. He founded, built and sold two software companies; ClickDimensions (sold to Accel-KKR in 2016 for $51M) and c360 Solutions (sold to CDC Corp in 2006 for $6.5M). He also spent time at Scribe Software.
Books Mentioned
- The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers – David Meerman Scott http://amzn.to/2z4ZAj6
- Sailing Alone Around the World – Joshua Slocum http://amzn.to/2h3zp7J
Resources
- ClickDimensions http://clickdimensions.com
- C360 Solutions http://www.c360.com
- Scribe Software https://www.scribesoft.com
- Airbnb https://www.airbnb.com/mobile
- Google Maps https://get.google.com/apptips/apps/#!/all
Credits
Music Credits
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque