NCSU Computer Science Presentation on “From Code to Company”

Last month I had the honor of speaking to NC State Computer Science students and faculty as part of their Executive Speaking Series. In the talk, I walked through a number of hard learned lessons in building Bronto Software. You can review the official writeup on the NCSU CSC webpage or here:

Joe will share lessons learned in building a company out of his spare bedroom ten years ago to a successful award-winning software company – entirely bootstrapped without any outside capital. Today, Bronto Software employs over 120 people in over 20,000 square feet on the American Tobacco Campus in nearby Durham. Bronto was recently named as NCTA’s Software Company of the Year and as a TBJ Best Place to Work.

I enjoyed giving the talk and especially mingling with the students afterwards. Hopefully they found it insightful … or at the very least entertaining. Personally I always found these type of talks rewarding back as a student in my Harvard and Carolina days.
So, without further ado, here’s the YouTube video for your watching enjoyment:
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