Saas Questions


1 Votes
2 Answers
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Selling through VARs and Systems Integrators

We're developing an extension to a commercial open source enterprise software product. Most customers of the product we're extending buy it trough one of its system integration partners. To reach...

asked Aug 26 '10 at 05:33
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Jonas H.
108 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.42K Views
Is security a major concern with Enterprise grade cloud storage?

In your opinion or experience, is security the biggest concern when considering offsite cloud storage? I am curious if vendors like box.net offer their cloud solutions with the intention that...

asked Aug 27 '10 at 18:18
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Joe
277 points

1 Votes
0 Answers
3.44K Views
Can you act as a white-label payment service built on top of a payment processor?

Can a company who has a merchant account act as a white-label "middle-man" between another merchant and a payment processing company like Paypal? For example, a white-label company offers an API...

asked Sep 12 '10 at 15:04
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Javid Jamae
347 points

5 Votes
5 Answers
2.83K Views
What to do next for my online startup?

Ok so I've left my job, I've got a business plan, I have a blue ocean idea, I've spoken to a few industry people about the idea and they think its a good idea. I have a designed and paid a...

asked Aug 8 '10 at 23:57
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Jdeleon
70 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.24K Views
How do I structure a payment plan for my website?

I plan on making my website a paid one and have a question about structuring the payment plan. Think of the website as an ecommerce site selling very low ticketed items (as low as $0.05). Since...

asked Aug 19 '10 at 13:10
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User2306
232 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.62K Views
How do you choose the base currency for online and mostly international sales?

We are about to launch a website offering products. My "gut" feeling is that a good proportion of our customers will be based in the US. We are currently based in the UK, though that is likely to...

asked May 16 '10 at 17:40
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Morpheous
236 points

5 Votes
6 Answers
5.06K Views
Use Spreedly or Chargify or neither?

I plan to add subscription plan(s) to my website (built using ASP.NET). I may be using Paypal as the payment gateway for now. I might consider adding credit card payments in the future. Although...

asked May 1 '10 at 07:44
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User2306
232 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
4.9K Views
Multiple Currency Management for SaaS Payments

We'll soon exit the beta stage and start charging for our SaaS solution. We're based in Italy so we work in Euros. We think we should also offer the solution in US Dollars, however we find it hard...

asked May 7 '10 at 23:47
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Deleted
655 points

8 Votes
10 Answers
5.63K Views
Would a 1-man operation be better with downloadable or Saas model software?

If you are a 1-man show (to begin with, and want to stay small), would you be better suited to selling downloadable software or would a hosted version be more idea? With hosted, you don't have to...

asked Mar 11 '10 at 10:19
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Un Startup
162 points

6 Votes
6 Answers
4.69K Views
Best affiliate solution for freemium/free trial web apps?

Most affiliate solutions are not designed to work with freemium or free trial business models. Have you seen an affiliate app that can: Make it simple to manage affiliate relationships Can...

asked Mar 15 '10 at 02:19
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Chris Savage
209 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.06K Views
How do you make decisions in teams?

My [business] partner and I are constantly arguing about how we should do certain things for the SaaS we are creating and we reach a conclusion and a good decision (i think) after hours of aruging...

asked Feb 20 '10 at 01:30
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Abs
21 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.23K Views
Hosted Quizzes and Polls Platform

I am looking for a hosted Quizzes and Polls platform that has following features Create customized Quizzes and Polls Be able to embed these Quizzes and Polls on my site The platform should...

asked Feb 20 '10 at 11:42
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User2202
164 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.59K Views
No-touch sign up security risk?

My SaaS startup is considering implementing a new sign-up procedure, but we're worried about security and false accounts. Current Method Prospect fills out free trial form We get an email from...

asked Mar 4 '10 at 23:48
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Rich
61 points

5 Votes
1 Answers
2.57K Views
Where is the Price Point of Indifference for SMBs with a Web Presence?

Internally at our startup, there's a lot of belief that at some price between $15-$35/month, small-medium businesses are both: A) Much more likely to convert and try a SaaS product B) Much less...

asked Feb 7 '10 at 04:26
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Randfish
1,001 points

9 Votes
10 Answers
5.48K Views
To Freemium or not to Freemium?

There are numerous examples of SaaS products stuck with lots of users and few paying customers. The common advice is not to give away too much in the free plan and always be upselling. The best...

asked Feb 9 '10 at 07:08
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Ashmaurya
140 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.08K Views
SaaS for Handling Sales, Demo Requests, Leads, Follow up emails

I know similar questions have already asked but I think we need something slightly different: Capturing user info from our website to the CRM directly via an API Sending welcome, followup emails...

asked Feb 11 '10 at 02:59
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The Dictator
2,305 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
4.32K Views
How long of a closed-beta is enough?

We have developed a product offered as SaaS, that helps businesses to manage their entire business online (details at www.trakeze.com). We have been running a nice long (more than 6 months)...

asked Jan 24 '10 at 04:45
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Puneet Gangal
281 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.43K Views
How to incorporate in the US without traveling there?

I live in Colombia and have a web service, I would like to create a company in the US so I can receive payments from there. Is there a way to create a company without traveling there like this...

asked Jan 26 '10 at 14:32
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Carl
16 points

9 Votes
10 Answers
6.27K Views
Build in-house or outsource?

I'm working with a SaaS business with a non-technical founder/CEO and am looking for pros and cons for (1) building the software in-house vs (2) outsourcing version 1.0 to a consulting firm. From...

asked Jan 8 '10 at 07:39
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Torrie
230 points

9 Votes
8 Answers
5.38K Views
What would be a fair equity distribution between me and my co-founder?

Me (software developer) and my co-founder (UI designer) are looking forward to build a SaaS startup. I would usually lean towards a 50/50 distribution, but in this particular scenario, the...

asked Jan 17 '10 at 07:02
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Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points