Simon shares how Adaptavist started with three guys whose entire business plan was to never commute, how acquiring ScriptRunner transformed the company from a small app vendor into a category leader, and why staying independent while peers sold to private equity turned out to be one of their most defining decisions.
Key takeaways:
- How the acquisition of ScriptRunner went from a solo dev’s side project to a product with 25,000 customers
- Why maintaining both a services and product business gave Adaptavist a durability most peers don’t have
- How creating distinct internal brands gives teams the freedom to operate at different speeds
- Why consistent messaging is the hardest and most underestimated challenge at scale
- How Adaptavist is using AI to compress 200-day migration projects down to 20 days
If you are building a services or product business in a platform ecosystem, Simon’s perspective on staying focused, staying independent, and playing the long game is one of the more grounded takes you will hear.
