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SaaS U: Increase Your Bottom Line Value with Multi-Tenancy


I can think of many reasons to be at SaaS University in Washington, DC beyond my session and Scio´s workshop. But I want to be clear: The sessions at SaaS University are always changing, always relevant to developing SaaS products and successful SaaS businesses. It is the only venue available with a focus on helping SaaS vendors navigate a complex business model.

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SaaS: Keeping Ahead of Moore’s Law


The relentless change brought to us by the consistent doubling of computing power that Moore’s Law describes continues and is now likely to change at least some SaaS applications in the near term. What do I mean? Consider – we now have a very competitive mobile application market and thanks to Google Chrome and now Apple Safari, it has crossed to the desktop on browsers.

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SaaS: Develop, Price, Operate and Succeed


Our workshop with Software Pricing Partners following the SaaS Summit: All About the Cloud is now finalized! Seating is limited so please check the details below and sign up NOW:

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The 5 Variables of Project Estimation


I’ve debated writing this article. Do people expect me to write about Project Management? Well… developing software products does mean you need to plan a project. You need to know and control your risks. So – yeah. I guess it does fit.

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SaaS: Irrational Fear of Platforms


I find much of what I read in the media about the “issues” involved in developing SaaS products as silly – and sometimes just plain misinformed. Is it just me or are there just too many analysts with nothing else to write about?

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SaaS: Get a Realistic Roadmap


I’ve seen a lot of different “roadmaps” for SaaS products lately. Some of them are good guides for specific questions. Some are simply misleading or poorly focused. But only a few of us are talking about the guiding thoughts behind a realistic roadmap that are critical to success.

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Lean Software Product Development in 4 Phases


When you develop products in a repeatable, production fashion, you have to step back occasionally and take the long view so you can properly discuss the process with clients. We’ve been involved in that exercise recently and I thought it might be useful to share the what and why of our approach to software development for online products.

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Lean into SaaS


Our move down the Lean and Agile road is not an accident. It is our core belief that customers will be more successful if they and their products and business processes are also Lean and Agile. We’re not alone in that thinking.

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SaaS Case Study: Using Innovation Games for New Products


We recently started a project with a new client from the UK to develop a SaaS application for them using Innovation Games and found them to be very useful in developing and prioritizing product features and development plans.

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SaaS: DIY or Eat Your Own Dog Food?


I’ve noticed there are broadly two camps when it comes to developing new services for the Internet: Those entrepreneurs that feel they must do everything themselves regardless of the hurdles they face and those that want to focus on their core expertise and leverage outside services where possible.

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