• A sweet story for budding entrepreneurs….

    September 23, 2007

    New business
     

    I usually balk at the inspirational tails of other entrepreneurs. Having been profiled a few times in magazines, papers and (believe it or not) a book, they sometimes leave me feeling a little high and dry. I mean there…

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  • No8 goes on another VC….

    September 21, 2007

    Business, Governance, New business, New Zealand
     

    No8 ventures has just announced it is VC funding Smart Orthotics Ltd. They look like an interesting business – robotics prosthetics for amputees. Maybe some of that VC money can be used to build them a new website!

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  • If we can’t do IP right we’ve got big problems…

    September 21, 2007

    Business, Economic Development
     

    An interesting survey released recently showed the business opportunities missed by businesses in NZ due to poor IP protection. Nearly a third of New Zealand businesses surveyed say they have missed out on business opportunities in this country due…

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  • Some more on BusinessByDesign…

    September 20, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS
     

    Jim doesn’t like the name, me well I’m kind of partial to the word Design so I’m not dead set against it. According to a report by Computerworld, SAP states it would invest $400 to $550 million by the…

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  • A response to the challenge…

    September 20, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS
     

    I posted here about needing to build brand champions for SaaS startup’s. Bob the Smoothspan wordsmith commented with this challenge; Turning your customers into “Brand Ambassadors” has always been the dream. The biggest difference between most SaaS and Open…

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  • Take the best of opensource and the best of SaaS…

    September 20, 2007

    IT, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    I read something the other day that discussed whether or not SaaS and OpenSource were in competition. That got me thinking down a tangent and what I want to talk about now is communities. First a disclaimer – there…

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  • SAP BusinessByDesign

    September 20, 2007

    Business, IT, SaaS
     

    I’ve had a look at he introductory webcast. Wow – there’s a whole lot of functionality in there to introduce in one swoop – that’s what having the resources of SAP behind you gives. The question I guess isn’t…

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  • Another view on the ISV to SaaS morph….

    September 20, 2007

    IT, SaaS
     

    SaaSweek had this excellent interview regarding ISV strategies for switching to SaaS. Most of the comments seem to mirror my viewpoints. Here are some interesting quotes; On ISVs changing to SaaS delivery; “You cannot do what every enterprise company…

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  • A1S Released….

    September 20, 2007

    IT, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    SAP announced it’s long awaited on demand SaaS ERP product yesterday. A1S will be released as BusinessByDesign. The webcast of the product launch isn’t live yet – I’ll check it out and comment once it is. In the mean…

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  • SAP’s release makes NZ’s general press…

    September 19, 2007

    Business, IT, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    Tomorrow is a big day for SaaS. SAP announces the release of it’s A1S enterprise ERP platform. Regardless of whether or not SAP can actually morph itself into a SaaS company, the fact is it brings SaaS one step…

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