Nov 7th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

SaaS Mutual Fund…Where are you?

Phil Wainewright posted a great post regarding the lack of a mutual fund specializing in investing in SaaS companies. This is definitely something I would love to see.  With companies like Netsuite, and Successfactors teed up to for their IPOs, and others like Constant Contact having recently completed theirs, there are a great number of SaaS companies that together would make a great fund. Here’s... read more

Sep 7th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Coghead and BT Partnership

Yesterday, Coghead announced a partnership with BT. This could be huge for Coghead, depending on the true depth of the partnership. As mentioned before by Sinclair over at SaaSBlogs, telcos could play a huge role in driving SaaS adoption. Smart SaaS ISV’s should be looking today, to partner with telcos in new and innovative ways. If SaaS ISV’s think of their applications as the services that... read more

Sep 6th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Freshbooks – SaaS Through and Through

Freshbooks is an awesome application. It’s an online time tracking and invoicing solution. I’ve played with it a lot, and used it briefly in the past and I love it. Though I do not have a use for it at the present time, I plan to use it in the future when I do, and I recommend it to anyone that does have a use for it. Aside from being an excellent application on so many levels, Freshbooks the... read more

Aug 30th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

SaaS ISVs need to leverage the value of SaaS throughout their organization

Sinclair Schuller posted a great article over at SaaSBlogs entitled: How can a SaaS ISV drive down sales and marketing costs? It’s an excellent post, and well worth the read as a precursor to this post. One of the key assessments that Sinclair makes early on in his post, is the fact that many ISVs are not exploiting the potential of the SaaS delivery method. I totally agree. I think that many ISVs... read more