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Shop Talk | Episode 27 of 10

Spend

Two colleagues, one feature, fifteen minutes. Janice hosts, Brian brings years from both sides of the table. Software spend by vendor, category, and trend. Recorded August 2026.

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What this episode covers

One feature, properly explored: Spend. Software spend by vendor, category, and trend. Brian carries the real life texture from years running sourcing, Janice keeps the structure honest.

Live over the product: the spend workspace tour, budget season, explaining the growth, forecasting next year's jumps. Plus the use cases counted out loud, the honest when-not-to-use-it beat, and the ten minute way to start on your own paper tonight.

Chapters
  • 0:00Welcome: what do we actually spend
  • 2:13How Spend builds its numbers
  • 4:39Live: the Spend workspace tour
  • 7:31Live: budget season, explaining the growth
  • 9:44Live: forecasting next year's jumps
  • 11:39Brainstorm: six ways teams use Spend
  • 14:25Real life: the invoices nobody reconciled
  • 16:10Start tonight: your spend picture in ten minutes

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