🎙️ Backstage Tech by George Helgesen
Podcast for software founders, investors and product leaders. Behind the scenes stories about trending tech and software development outsourcing industry.
Episodes
18 episodes
Which SaaS Survives in AI Era? 7 Things You Must Do to Survive
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Richard Mole @ SDCN: Freight Exchange Tech, Why Copycats Fail
Richard Mole is the founder of Same Day Courier Network (SDCN) — a well-respected B2B freight exchange marketplace in the UK, built over the last decade without outside investment. Richard has spent his career in transport,...
Don't Hire Devshops (I'll Tell You Why)
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Steve Mast: The 3 Steps to Real AI Adoption | Co-Founder @ Twenty44
Steve Mast is an entrepreneur, AI advisor, and co-founder of Twenty44 — a company helping organizations move from AI experimentation to real adoption. Steve spent over 3 decades building digital companies, including Delvinia
Dig Insights Co-Founder: Bolting AI onto legacy SaaS doesn't work
Ian Ash is the co-founder of Dig Insights — a global market research consultancy with its own SaaS platform, Dig One, trusted by McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Meta, Pernod Ricard and dozens of world-leading brands. What started as a trad...
✨ AI Agent Prototyping at $20? 5 Steps From Idea to Production
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CTO @ Vsimple: AI That Works While You Sleep
Henry Lynch is the CTO and co-founder of Vsimple — an AI-powered process automation platform trusted by ProLift Toyota, RWM Casters, Blue & Co, and dozens of manufacturers across North America. While most competitors hand you ...
Don't Build an MVP: 5 Mistakes to Watch
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Ex-Influencer.com CPO: Why Most SaaS Products Fail Before Launch
Rafael Franco spent 20 years leading product and engineering for companies like Influencer.com and Atlassian, managing $50M+ portfolios. Now he's a fractional CPTO helping startups scale — and building his own SaaS product, AdsForBands, helping...
3 Systems to Scale Your Software Business Fast
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@georgehelgesen👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #9 of "Backstage...
Your 2026 Product Playbook – 5 Shifts You Can't Ignore
👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #8 of "Backstage Tech", we're breaking down your 2026 product playbook — and if yo...
AI Disrupted Product Development in 2025 (What Every Founder Must Know)
👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #7 of "Backstage Tech", we're breaking down how AI totally flipped product development...
AI-Driven MVP Discovery in ONE Week: 4 Simple Steps
👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #6 of "Backstage Tech", we're unpacking how to run a complete MVP discovery phase in o...
You're NOT Building MVP: 5 Mistakes to Avoid
👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #5 of "Backstage Tech", we're breaking down why most founders think they're building MVPs...
The Truth About "AI Agent Builders" vs Workflow Builders
👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #4 of "Backstage Tech", we're unpacking the truth behind OpenAI's "Agent Builder" and why...
5 Types of AI Agent Architectures: Which One to Choose?
👉 Let's connect on LinkedIn — send me a request and mention the podcast.In episode #3 of "Backstage Tech", we tackle the architecture choice that'll either scale bea...
