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Seth Ravin and the expensive habit of starting over
Seth A. Ravin built Rimini Street around a question software buyers rarely get to ask: what if we kept what already works? Two decades, a public listing and a long legal fight later, he is asking it again in the age of AI.
Aaron Frost and the value of staying behind
The co-founder of ng-conf built HeroDevs around a problem software likes to leave behind: people still depend on the old version. His route there ran through support calls, JavaScript meetups and a conference he wanted to attend.
Aaron Mitchell and the Price of Putting It Off
An eight-week software delay taught Aaron Mitchell what “free” could cost. Now the HeroDevs co-founder and CEO is building a business around the work everyone hopes can wait.
Bryan Helmkamp and the trouble with good code
Good developers can still leave difficult software behind. From Code Climate to Qlty, Bryan Helmkamp has built a career around making the next change easier - and the evidence easier to use.
Spinnaker Support sells the right to wait
Your enterprise software may still work beautifully. Spinnaker Support makes a business of keeping it that way while you decide what deserves to replace it.
Rimini Street’s $421 Million Bet: Your Old ERP Is Good Enough
Rimini Street built a public company by telling CIOs to stop upgrading software that already works. Now it wants the savings from that rebellion to fund agentic AI - while winding down a 15-year fight with Oracle.