Business of Software

The *business* of software

Building long term, sustainable, profitable software businesses.

Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All

Events

 

Notes

First time visitors

First time here? Read about this network.

Created by Neil Davidson Oct 1, 2008 at 8:03am. Last updated by Neil Davidson Oct 7, 2009.

Photos

If you've just joined then don't forget to upload your photo. It makes interactions much easier for everybody.

Created by Neil Davidson Sep 30, 2008 at 8:11pm. Last updated by Neil Davidson Sep 30, 2008.

Latest Activity

Ben Northrop is now a member of Business of Software
Saturday
DL posted a status
""Very impressed with @vpsingh Praveen Singh (Founder & Director) of 99tests @99tests | http://99tests.com/ " #Following"
May 1
DL posted a status
"I'm working on developing new and exciting applications that will make small businesses work more efficiently! What are you working on?"
Feb 22
DL posted a status
"I'm working on building long term, sustainable, profitable software business relationships! What are you working on?"
Feb 22
Viy Sharing posted a discussion

How Service Management Software Solutions Enhance Outsourcing Relationships

If you spend a lot of time replying to your customers' email requests, you know all too well how important it is to track how much time has passed since each request was received, its current processing status (not yet read/answered/requires additional consultation), who is involved in providing a response, and of having a complete list of requests from the same customer for reference.Experience shows that using a regular email client (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail) does not give the whole…See More
Feb 22
Viy Sharing replied to Rudolf F. Vanek's discussion Active Campaign - anyone using it?
"Sorry,  our company use iKode newsletter server."
Feb 22
Michelle Wiss is now a member of Business of Software
Jan 6
Sjaak Brinkkemper posted a discussion

Benchmark Survey on Pricing and Bundling of Sofware and Services

Utrecht University is investigating the practice of bundling in the software industry, by software vendors but also by, for example, resellers and system integrators. Bundling, refers to the sale of closely related products (software and hardware) and services. Often, this happens by combining several of these products and services into one package, which then is offered to the market. An example of this is; a software vendor that offers its product together with implementation services. With…See More
Jan 4
Profile IconGary M Johnson and Michael joined Business of Software
Jan 3
Profile IconKris Ivanov, Nancy Carter, Alexander Torrijos and 1 more joined Business of Software
Dec 15, 2011
Seyed Mohsen Sajjadi is now a member of Business of Software
Nov 19, 2011
Profile IconKanini Mutooni, Aaron Hardy, Adrian Robson and 4 more joined Business of Software
Nov 17, 2011

Forum

How Service Management Software Solutions Enhance Outsourcing Relationships

If you spend a lot of time replying to your customers' email requests, you know all too well how important it is to track how much time has passed since each request was received, its current…Continue

Started by Viy Sharing in Sample Title Feb 22.

Active Campaign - anyone using it? 4 Replies

Hi,Does anyone of you use Active Campaign for sending out mails?What's your opinion?Continue

Tags: software, marketing, mail

Started by Rudolf F. Vanek in Sample Title. Last reply by Viy Sharing Feb 22.

Benchmark Survey on Pricing and Bundling of Sofware and Services

Utrecht University is investigating the practice of bundling in the software industry, by software vendors but also by, for example, resellers and system integrators. Bundling, refers to the sale of…Continue

Tags: bundling, pricing, survey, benchmark

Started by Sjaak Brinkkemper in Sample Title Jan 4.

Use Twitter ?? 80 Replies

Anyone for sharing twitter usernames ??@kjhughesContinue

Started by Ken Hughes in Uncategorized. Last reply by Andy Britcliffe Oct 24, 2011.

How do you decide who should write the user guides/Help/Assistance for the software you develop? 3 Replies

How do you decide who should write the user guides/Help/Assistance for the software you develop? Is it knowledge of the application?Knowledge of the users' needs?Is it technical writing and…Continue

Tags: documentation, guides, help, assistance, user

Started by Ellis Pratt in Sample Title. Last reply by Maureen Bruen Sep 18, 2011.

microISV Research 7 Replies

(I was directed here by some readers of the Business of Software forums on JoelOnSoftware.com, so I apologize if this is a repeat for some readers.  Good reading in the forum, by the way...) As a…Continue

Tags: research, microISV

Started by Russell Thackston in Sample Title. Last reply by Russell Thackston Aug 2, 2011.

2011 microISV Pain Point Survey 1 Reply

The 2011 microISV Pain Point Survey is opening on August 1st and all microISV operators are invited to pre-register today. We'll send you an email link to start the survey as soon as the survey…Continue

Tags: research, survey, point, pain, microISV

Started by Russell Thackston in Uncategorized. Last reply by Russell Thackston Aug 2, 2011.

What key takeaways did you have from #BOS2010? 8 Replies

1.5 days into a 2.5 day eventmay be a little early to identify your key takeaways but I'm keen for people to share these before they get back to their day jobs.Here are my key takeaways (so far):…Continue

Started by Mark Dalgarno in Sample Title. Last reply by Matt Richards Apr 29, 2011.

Looking for CRM tool that can also handle/integrate with ecommerce and inventory tools. Suggestions? 6 Replies

I am working with a client that has a manufacturing/distribution company of jewelry.  They need a basic CRM tool that can capture their customer and vendor information, but that can also support…Continue

Tags: product, customers, management, inventory, ecommerce

Started by Kendra Von Achen in Sample Title. Last reply by Roshan Mar 28, 2011.

Suggestions for a simple CRM? Highrise just doesn't cut it & Salesforce = bloatware 7 Replies

I need something that's friction-free between e-mail/address book, cheap, and smooth sharing between coworkers. (Privacy isn't a big issue--I trust all my subcontractors pretty tightly.)Basically I…Continue

Started by Jeff Widman in Sample Title. Last reply by CRM Logic Jan 16, 2011.

SaaS vs. IaaS vs. PaaS vs. Cloud Computing , new trends to learn from the market

There’s quite a bit of confusion around the definitions of cloud computing.Some users and consultants use the term to…Continue

Tags: computer, service, crm, companies, security

Started by Mark William in Sample Title Dec 14, 2010.

QOTW: If you could wave a magic wand, how would you change your product marketing? 12 Replies

$20 of Amazon vouchers to the best answer.Post here ...Continue

Started by Neil Davidson in Uncategorized. Last reply by Sarah Dec 9, 2010.

Software reviews 1 Reply

First off hello all, this is my first post on this forum and I look forward to some nice discussions here.Now my questionI have some software on the market at the moment, and would like some more…Continue

Tags: review

Started by Henrik Poulsen in Sample Title. Last reply by JB Brossard Nov 23, 2010.

Feedback required for new Collaboration and Social apps from Banckle 2 Replies

Hi everybody, We have just launched a new website http://banckle.com/ and offering a complete set of Collaborative and Social applications for the end users, SMBs…Continue

Tags: banckle, apps, social, collaboration, feedback

Started by Usman Sarfraz in Uncategorized. Last reply by Usman Sarfraz Nov 5, 2010.

Introducing TipFrom.Me 1 Reply

Myself and six others have been working hard on a new website allyear, we think it's going to be of interest to anyone selling software(or anything else for that matter) on the web, and site's called…Continue

Tags: network, affiliate, facebook, software, social

Started by Nico Westerdale in Sample Title. Last reply by Dan from FastSpring E-Commerce Oct 15, 2010.

Who's attending BoS2010? 9 Replies

Are you planning to attend BoS2010 in Boston this October? If so, add a comment to this post introducing yourself. I had a great time at BoS2009 and am planning to attend BoS2010.  But one of my…Continue

Tags: BoS2010

Started by Jay Cincotta in Uncategorized. Last reply by Kyle Cordes Oct 3, 2010.

2010 microISV Pain Point Survey Drawing

The 2010 microISV pain point survey has closed out and we held the drawing this morning. The winners are listed on our website at…Continue

Tags: drawing, survey, point, pain, microISV

Started by Russell Thackston in Sample Title Aug 28, 2010.

My micro ISV is launched - Power Sayings

Hello,Please take a look on my website and application at powersayings.comTell me your thoughts, ideas and criticize it.Thank you,Max.Continue

Started by Max Pi in Sample Title. Last reply by Max Pi Aug 27, 2010.

2010 Pain Point Survey Closing Saturday at Midnight

First, let me thank the members who responded to the survey.Second, let me encourage anyone who has not yet taken the survey to do so. I've gotten well over a hundred responses so far. This means the…Continue

Tags: survey, point, pain, microISV

Started by Russell Thackston in Sample Title Aug 19, 2010.

2010 microISV Pain Point Survey is now open 1 Reply

The 2010 microISV Pain Point Survey is now open and all microISV operators are invited to participate. …Continue

Tags: survey, point, pain, microISV

Started by Russell Thackston in Sample Title. Last reply by Russell Thackston Aug 4, 2010.

Neil's blog

Loading… Loading feed

 
 
 

© 2012   Created by Neil Davidson.   Powered by .

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service