The Dynamics ISV
John Gravely
FULL SHOW NOTES
https://podcast.nz365guy.com/6
- 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
- The 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?
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
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John Gravely
John Gravely is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SalesSpark with overall responsibility for sales, marketing, and product management. SalesSpark is John’s 3rd startup in the Dynamics CRM/365 space.
John was previously the founder and CEO of ClickDimensions, a provider of marketing automation solutions for Dynamics 365. John founded ClickDimensions in 2010 and lead the company through three years on the INC 500 (2015 – 2017) before selling to private equity firm Accel KKR. Prior to ClickDimensions, John founded and lead c360 Solutions, a provider of add-on solutions in the early days of Dynamics CRM. John sold C360 to a public company (China Dot Com) in 2006.
John attended the Woodberry Forest School, holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Clemson University and earned a master’s degree in International Business (MIBS) from the University of South Carolina.