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ISVfocus.com Limited: Fresh thinking to help ISVs respond to new opportunities

Strategy consultancy ISVfocus.com Limited helps independent software vendors (ISVs) respond to new opportunities. Andrew Biss applies fresh thinking to conjure practical ideas and solutions based on his broad software industry experience.

Andrew Biss founded strategy consultancy ISV Focus in 2007 to help independent software vendors (ISVs) respond to new opportunities. He applies fresh thinking to conjure practical ideas and solutions based on his broad software industry experience.

Before striking out on his own with ISV Focus Andrew had held VP-level strategy, marketing and engineering positions at enterprise application development tool ISVs in the UK, US, France and Germany.

If you need help responding to a new opportunity then now’s the ideal time to start exploring how Andrew can apply fresh thinking and conjure practical ideas and solutions for you. Click here to learn more about ISV Focus.

  • What’s ISV Focus?

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    ISV Focus is a strategy consultancy helping independent software vendors (ISVs) respond to new opportunities.

    Andrew Biss applies fresh thinking to conjure practical ideas and solutions based on his experience in VP-level positions at enterprise application development tool ISVs in the UK, US, France and Germany. Learn more.

  • Who’re You?

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    Hi, I’m Andrew Biss: Tech Presenting curator, founder of strategy consultancy ISV Focus and a veteran software industry executive.

    Originally from London in the UK, I moved to Germany in 2000 and now live near Düsseldorf.

    My personal blog is Andrew-Biss.com.

  • What’s Tech Presenting?

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    Success as a technical presenter depends on our ability to get our audiences to take action. After all, without action it’s just entertainment!

    I’ve given hundreds of technical presentations in the software industry and know how hard it is getting audiences to take action.

    At Tech Presenting I share my experience by curating tips & tricks, examples and resources.

    Please Join me.

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TechPresenting.com: Helping technical presenters get audiences to take action

Andrew Biss has given hundreds of technical presentations in the software industry so knows how hard it is getting audiences to take action. At TechPresenting.com he shares his experience by curating tips & tricks, examples and resources.

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Success as a technical presenter depends on our ability to get our audiences to take action. After all, without action it’s just entertainment!

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ISV positioning: Stand out from the RFP crowd

Discover and present core message to help financial services ISV stand out from the crowd responding to urgent RFP from large French bank.

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Consulted for an international financial services ISV to respond to an urgent RFP from a large French financial institution. I helped the ISV discover how to present their established positioning in such a way as to stand out from the crowd answering the RFP.

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Responsive design: Automatically adjust to devices

Responsive web design for ISVfocus.com sites using HTML5 and CSS3 to make best use of screen size and orientation on multiple devices.

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Implemented responsive web design to automatically respond to different screen resolutions and device orientation, without having to know details of every possible display, notebook, netbook, smartphone, tablet or other access device.

This new WordPress theme builds on the minimalist approach of the iA³ template from Information Architects. I’ve enhanced the HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript code so I can easily run all ISV Focus blogs and websites from a shared source.

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