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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

Software terminology is stubbornly not following a similar evolution. It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. Even Salesforce abandoned it’s silly “No Software” tagline, after the company had to explain in 2015 that it meant, “No legacy software, just cloud software.”.

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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

Both Sides of the Table

Are you launching a mobile application? My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). When I first met the team in San Diego they had only been working on their software for 5 months. I’ll always point out when I am.). Another example.

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App is Crap (why Apple is bad for your health)

Both Sides of the Table

They were going to bring the Internet to your mobile phones ushering in the era of “m-commerce.&# Gag. I had just returned from living in Japan where I witnessed the hugely successful launch of i-mode by NTT DoCoMo so I knew the potential that the mobile web would ultimately bring, but I saw so many flaws in the launch of WAP.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

Frank Addante

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big.

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