Latest Updates From Start Ups

Page 1 of 4. ← Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »
How SAAS Pricing Plans Have Evolved Over a Period of Time
  (0) comments
Topics :  Start Ups · Internet · Pricing · Apr 27, 2010

Via Pluggd.In

[In continuation with our coverage on SAAS industry, here is a guest article by Paras Chopra, founder of Visual Website Optimizer. In the earlier article (How to Price your SaaS Application – The Definitive Guide), Shalin walked us through the different pricing models of SAAS applications. Paras, in this article analyzes how pricing plans of companies have changed/evolved over a period of time].

We are in the process of finalizing pricing for my startup Visual Website Optimizer, which is an A/B and Multivariate testing tool. As you can imagine, fixing price is one of the toughest ...

Business Plans Still Necessary?
  (0) comments
Topics :  Start Ups · Mar 12, 2010

Mark Suster has published a great post if Business Plans are still necessary?

This is directly relevant to my key point about the fluid nature of internet services where you adapt your plan based on customer needs.




Links on Local Internet & Local Advertising Market
  (0) comments
Topics :  Start Ups · Internet · Mar 01, 2010

I was research the local internet marketing for ideas on how to build feet on the street. Since local companies need sales people to sell to local merchants, I thought, this industry may offer some good ideas.

I have given a few links below based on the research...

=================================

Judy's Book was in the online local space that failed and the founder (Andy Sack) blogged about his experiences. Clearly trying to build a local business has got to be one of the hardest things.
Greg Gianforte CEO of RightNow- Building Minimum Viable Products & Following a Customer Development Process
  (0) comments
Topics :  Start Ups · Oct 28, 2009

Nivifrom VentureHacks just posted asking for examples on Minimum ViableProducts (MVPs) that is an important part of the customerdevelopment process.


I read a great interview from SramanaMitra of Greg Gianforte, the CEO of RightNowwho practiced MVP and Customer Development long before the
practicewas codified by SteveBlank I also realized that some other companies and CEO's whoprobably had no idea that they were following a customer developmentprocess also built successful business using the same principles.


The relevant parts from Sramana's Interview on bootstrapping,MVP and customer development below.

Onvalue of Bootstrapping and talking to customers 
Now hereis a ...
Page 1 of 4. ← Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »