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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. You’re not a SaaS company, you’re a software company. You’re not a SaaS investor, you’re a software investor. You’re not a SaaS entrepreneur, you’re a software entrepreneur. ASP To SaaS To Software.

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

InfoChachkie

Although this is a core competency that must be honed over time, there is a cadre of SaaS hiring tools that the world’s leading tech companies deploy to their advantage. Enter The Resumator , a SaaS applicant recruitment and tracking solution geared to the SMB marketplace.

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Traveling Geeks meet French Incubators at Paris Development Agency

Tech Zulu Event

Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. Scan & Target - a SaaS solution for real-time text mining and analysis of User Generated Content. The company is targeting recruiters with problems screening candidates. CityZeum is available via Web and mobile browser.

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The Web is Against the Ropes, But it’s Not Dead

Both Sides of the Table

I had a really fun 20-minute interview with Howard Lindzon of Stock Twits as part of a 5-part series on whether the web is dead. The topic of whether the web is dead was kicked off by Chris Andersen of Wired Magazine in this article. The Internet existed long before the World Wide Web and web browsers were created.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

Because I built two SaaS companies and sold my second one to Salesforce.com (where I then took on the role of VP Products) I am often asked to look at SaaS and/or sales-oriented deals for others. I don’t personally invest in angel deals in the web/tech space because of potential conflict with USV down the road.

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Why Online / Offline Mobile Integration is Going to be a Huge Business

Both Sides of the Table

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Banner ads were never very effective on web pages so it baffles me that it’s the preferred method of advertising today on mobile devices.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Lookout – SaaS provider of security and data back-up services for smart phones. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Those companies are already going to be crushed by Skype’s new screen sharing capabilities. Time will tell. Founded in 2007.