In this fourth installment of our Journey Through the AppExchange series, CodeScience Chief Revenue Officer, Sean Hogan, is speaking with Tammy Hawes, CEO of Virsys12. They’ll discuss how Virsys12 made the move from systems integrator (SI) to ISV, the importance of staying aligned with the Salesforce product roadmap, and valuable lessons other ISVs can learn from their experience.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Key insights from Virsys12’s experience as an SI and how they transitioned from one-off deployments to creating market fit via distributed IP with their Salesforce products
- How Virsys12 found the specific use case they could solve in a repeatable and scalable fashion
- How they refined their internal and Salesforce messaging to differentiate and rise above the “noise”
- Actionable advice any ISV can use to better align with Salesforce’s product roadmap and why this is critical to ongoing innovation and success on the AppExchange.
3. ● Introduction to CodeScience
● Goal of Journey through the AppExchange series overview
● Introduction to Virsys12
● Virsys12’s AppExchange Journey
● Key Takeaways and Action Steps for all ISVs
● Open Q&A (submit questions via Q&A button)
Agenda
20. Milestones
GTM plan with
Vlocity /
Salesforce
Industries
Started as SI
Custom build
of V12 ACO
Rebranded
V12 Network
Grew ARR
279% YOY
1st
investment
from Salesforce
Ventures
2011 2012 2013
V12 ACO on
Appexchange,
First Customer
2016 2020
V12 IPD (Heroku
and AWS)
companion
product created
Recognized as
both SI and ISV.
Joint business plan
established
First Health
Plan Payer
signed, formal
SF product
team meetings
2019 2021
2018
2nd investment
from Salesforce
Ventures
26. Key Takeaways
● Know thy customer, stay close and listen to their
needs
● Focus and stay true to your mission
● Be an expert and add value in the sales process
with Salesforce
● Build your own pipeline & “own it”
● Stay close to Salesforce product teams
● Donʼt spend marketing money on “more,” spend
it on quality messaging
● Donʼt underestimate the value of knowledge and
best practices your app brings to your customers
● Donʼt put your partnerships above what is right
for your customers
DOʼS DONʼTS
27. Action for all ISVs
Action To do Link
Virsys12 Listings Review Look for Buyer’s Messaging V12 Network 2.0
CodeScience Demo Challenge 10 ISV Cohort
https://bit.ly/3D0pHqX
2022 Product Roadmap Audit
Align with Salesforce &
leverage ISV-ready technology
https://bit.ly/30uukvB