In most startups the founders are excited by a novel technology. Or maybe a new marketing approach or distribution strategy. Rarely is a group of founders enthused to be thinking about potential legal issues for startups that might trip them up. Unless there’s a lawyer among the founders, of course:-) But for almost every tech […]
Key Software Company Business Functions to Regularly Audit
Every CEO and business owner understands the importance of Financial Auditing and Controls. Not only is it mandated for many businesses from a legal perspective, but it’s a very important business function to keep an eye on in order to uncover and root out fraud, waste and financial abuse. But many businesses can benefit by […]
Building a SaaS Company on a Budget by Outsourcing
SaaS companies are started in many different ways. Some have a big idea, go get Angel or VC funding and start hiring executives and employees in droves. Others grow out of an existing business such as a software services company or a VAR. But what about the guy or gal that has an idea on […]
Webinar Marketing for Software Companies
Software companies have various promotional opportunities available to fill the sales pipeline and move prospects through it. The particular techniques used and their priority depend upon many factors, including, but not limited to, market segment, product complexity, price points, and length of the sales cycle. One of my favorite techniques for companies with more complex […]
Software Product Marketing: Horizontal vs. Vertical
Here’s an important discussion for most software companies in the software product planning stage and the downstream active software product marketing phase. In what manner will the product be marketed? The decisions to be made in these phases are separate but closely related. Discussions on this topic need to happen! Regardless of whether you are […]
