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Turns Out, 85% of the World Likes “Contact Me”.  Even Though You Don’t.

Turns Out, 85% of the World Likes “Contact Me”. Even Though You Don’t.

By Jason M. Lemkin on October 23, 2014

I know you are probably like me.  You go to a web service.  What do you do?  Free trial.  Sign Up Now.  The very, very last button I am going to touch is “Contact Me.”  The last thing I want, as a web-centric small customer/user, is some sales rep selling me on some product I just […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Dell, Entrepreneurship, SaaS, SaaStr, sales, software as a service, startups, Web service | 1 Response

The Future Of HRM Software: Effective Dating

The Future Of HRM Software: Effective Dating

By Naomi Bloom on April 23, 2010

Tempus Fugit! Did you think this was going to be a guide to finding the man/woman of your dreams?  Wrong! If you ask any HRM software vendor or BPO provider if their software is effective-dated, the universal response will be yes.  And they’re telling the truth.  Even the sorriest HRM software allows for the effective-dating […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged dating, enterprise software, HRM Software, HRMDS, Open source, Preferred Behaviors, Programming, Web service

Coupa and Ariba -- Analyzing Comparative Claims (Part 2)

Coupa and Ariba — Analyzing Comparative Claims (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on February 25, 2010

Today, we’ll continue our analysis of whether Coupa’s claims against Ariba hold up under scrutiny, taking an objective look at marketing versus reality. Let’s begin with the core buying process. When it comes to requisitioning, Coupa claims an “Amazo…

Posted in Business | Tagged Amazon Web Services, AMR Research, Ariba, Cloud Computing, Coupa, iPhone, procurement, Spend Management, Web service

When will the crowd turn against private cloud?

When will the crowd turn against private cloud?

By Phil Wainewright on January 14, 2010

Private clouds will be discredited by year end, I predicted yesterday. I was promptly challenged to put my money where my mouth was. Here’s my considered response.




Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as a service, Platform as a service, Private Clouds, Utility computing, Web service

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