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Selling software-defined networking to the C-suite [Video]

Overcome lack of funding with a considered approach

Recent research identified Software-Defined Networking (SDN) as the top networking and storage investment priority for Australian infrastructure leaders1.   Delivering unparalleled network control and performance gains, SDN is a compelling choice for those looking to modernise and simplify their network.

Despite SDN’s allure, lack of funding is a crucial barrier to execution that demands engaging the C-suite and key decision-makers on what SDN offers business-wide.​​​​

Making a compelling case for network investment

Securing investment relies on communicating the value of a project in a compelling and considered way, outlining business needs and communicating the benefits of pursuing a significant investment.

Understanding the personal motivations of the people you’re trying to sway is key. In the case of C-suite and other decision-makers who are driven by ROI, numbers talk. Flesh out your business case with meaningful statistics and data across results, Opex / Capex allocations and technical debt reduction (more on that later). 

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New Year's Resolution Bootstrap a Startup with a Paycheck and 1Mby1M [Video]

We are in 2025. Hundreds of thousands of tech businesses have already been built successfully. Let's learn from those who have come before us. Girish Navani started eClinicalWorks, a healthcare IT venture by bootstrapping with a paycheck. Girish scaled to over $500M in revenue. Since 2006, I have spent thousands of hours interviewing successful entrepreneurs. Listening. Asking questions. Understanding. Extrapolating. Learning about their mistakes. Capturing their lessons from the trenches. I encapsulated their anecdotal knowledge into Methodology. I have been running One Million by One Million (1Mby1M) since 2010. Our unwavering mission has been to democratize entrepreneurship education, incubation and acceleration. What is Core Startup Methodology? Bootstrapping. Positioning. Market Sizing. Customer Validation. Customer Acquisition. Financing. Team Building. We have to learn Domain Specific nuances. We call them Electives. Artificial Intelligence. Machine