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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

ASP To SaaS To Software. In the early 2000’s, my software startup was dubbed an Application Service Provider (ASP). By the time we launched GoToMeeting, the term ASP had largely been replaced with Software as a Service (SaaS) and the software subscription model was firmly established.

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Networking and Case Study

SoCal Tech Calendar

Branding is not just a marketing tactic-hear the key elements about strategic branding from Sandra Sellani of The Sellani Group Brand Strategist. Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- Networking and Case Study. Is branding missing from your corporate strategic plan? Networking and a boxed dinner provided. See [link] (more).

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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

Both Sides of the Table

I’ll publish the final post in this series this week and then move on to my next series – sales & marketing. When you’re researching a market you can spend a year putting your hypotheses on paper but you somehow never really have a handle on the minute details of the industry until you’ve lived in it.

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How To Make Freemium Customers Generate Revenue For Your Startup

InfoChachkie

Thus, we became one of the first ASP (aka SaaS) companies, by selling subscriptions of our screen sharing technology to customer service departments – the same market segment which had adopted BuddyHelp. Market segment – Give.edu and.org users free access, but make users with a.com email address pay.

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The Tyranny of Revenue Projections

The Quigley Report

Who the heck knows how a product will sell before it is even in the market? What ASP will the market accept? Some have done much better, some have done much worse, but none have gotten to the desireable 95% accuracy rate I would like them to hit. The reasons for this terrible track record are quite obvious.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. What is the Rubicon Project? Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Just Say What it Is

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. This is particularly a problem in crowded markets where they are trying hard to differentiate themselves from their competition.

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