Our guest today is Samir Bodas, co-founder and CEO of Icertis, a SaaS specialist in the area of contract lifecycle management. In this episode, Samir talks about how CLM is moving from a good-to-have technology to a must-have system of record, as the world’s biggest companies negotiate complex agreements on the cloud, turning to AI to identify opportunities and risks in those contract.

Notes:

(00:41) Intro to The Daily Tech Conversation

(00:51) Our guest today — Samir Bodas, co-founder and CEO, Icertis

(01:39) Catching up on the last 12 months, Covid’s impact on people and the business

(04:55) What Icertis is doing with the hybrid workplace model

(09:05) 2021, a record year for Icertis

(15:43) How CLM is moving from good-to-have to must-have … as a new system of record

(20:46) On AI in the CLM solutions at Icertis

(24:50) Industry-specific solutions — the opportunity

(27:54) What will CLM and Icertis look like in three to five years

(31:05) A more IP-based company with deeper domain expertise than ever before

(33:18) No Code and Icertis’s AI Studio

(35:25) The evolving global talent pool in tech

(40:26) SaaS talent in India today compared with three years ago

(43:26) How Icertis’ GTM needs are changing with growth and scale

(47:02) On the importance of partnerships

More on Samir Bodas

https://www.icertis.com/

Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds:

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