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  • Wave Updates UI, Rolls out Broad SMB Financial Portfolio

    December 16, 2012

    Business
    Automatic Data Processing, Kirk Simpson, PayCycle, Small business, United States, user interface, wave accounting, Xero
     

    I’ve been following Wave since its founding back in November 2010. The company has an interesting approach to the traditionally conservative accounting software space – it’s product is provided to the user at no cost who, in return, receive…

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  • Wave Goes Payroll

    November 18, 2011

    Business
    accounting, Canada, payroll, Software as a Service, wave accounting
     

    I’ve written before about Wave Accounting, a vendor that is hoping to turn SMB accounting software on its head by delivering a product at a zero price point and monetizing through the smart utilization of aggregate data. The jury…

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  • Wave Nabs Funding–On Free vs Paid

    October 26, 2011

    Business
    Charles River Ventures, cloud computing, FreeAgent, FreeAgent Central, kashflow, SaaS, Software as a Service, wave accounting, Xero
     

    The other day SaaS Accounting vendor Wave announced that it had just closed $5 million in funding led by well respected VC, Charles River Ventures. While yet another vendor raising a series A wouldn’t usually be cause for comment,…

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  • Downwards Price Pressure, Saasu Drops Prices but is Zero the New Destination?

    November 24, 2010

    Business
    MYOB, SaaSu, wave accounting, Xero
     

    Disclosure – I’ve worked with a number of different accounting software vendors, for full information see my disclosure page. In any industry where large numbers of sellers exist, economics force prices downwards – it’s an undeniable economic fact that…

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  • Is There Such a Thing as a Free Lunch? Wave Accounting Thinks So

    November 15, 2010

    Business
    accounting, Business, wave accounting, Xero
     

    I’ve long been opposed to the fremium model – primarily because (in my opinion) people tend to equate no cost with no value. A plucky startup from Canada, Wave Accounting, is hoping to challenge my assumptions, particularly in the…

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Papers

The Future of ERP – Moving at the Speed of Change

If we look back a generation, business tended to be static. While it is undeniable that innovation occurred, it tended to at a much slower pace. While Henry Ford’s manufacturing and distribution models certainly marked disruption for the horse and buggy industry, this was a change that took decades.

Channel Strategies for Success in the Cloud Age

Cloud Computing is perhaps one of the biggest shifts in the technology industry in a generation. Alongside the technology shifts involved in Cloud, there is also a significant change in the way technology will be supplied, implemented and delivered going forward. While this shift offers real benefits to consumers in terms of reduced costs and increased agility

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Ben Kepes is a business leader, a technology evangelist, an entrepreneur, and a commentator. Ben covers the convergence of business and technology.

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