Software Questions
Part of my service includes storing social security numbers (SSNs) and employer identification numbers (EINs). I went through the proper protocol of setting up a separate server to store them,...
We have a lite version of our desktop software and many features have been removed in this version. What's the best way to tell people we have those features but they can't access because it's the...
I'm looking to join a very small company (5 employees) and run all of business development/sales and marketing. My professional experience lies in 8 years of Sales in the online media and...
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I would like to know how to market products that are very flexible and are not attached to a particular business niche. For example, Spreasheet software: You can do almost anything with it......
I have always been an interested is starting and running my own business. I have built small websites basically for the fun of it, never intending them to get large. I run my own company now but my...
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We have identified specific industries that we market our software product, but in general that would be any company that is developing software for sale and/or internal use. Also recognize that...
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Our product (desktop software, not SaaS ) price is about $1000. Shall we cut features and release a free lite version or just a trial with all features for a limited time? I see that lite version...
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)...
When looking at forum/community software and ecommerce, it seems java doesn't really have a low-mid market? When I say low to mid market, I mean something like $299-1999. Is there a reason for that?
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I have a desire to build a software package in a niche area that already has some established competing products. I believe my Feature Set and ease of use could propel me well in the market. Most...
For a desktop business application, what should the upgrade policy be? Should upgrades be free? 50% discount? What if they just bought the old version last month?
If one was to write a web application (commercial), what differences market wise is there between the java world and .net? Say I build an ecommerce application, would I be locking myself into a...
162 points
I would like to get your opinion on bug/issue tracking packages. In my last software dev company we used JIRA with one of the flavors of Subversion. That was in 2007, so a lot has changed since...
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I am working on a web application that is going into beta test next week for safety engineers, but the company that is paying for it is safety engineers. Ideally, if I had the ownership of the code...
2,642 points
A PAD file is a file that describes your application and your business. You can host it on your website and submit it (example ) to download sites and software directories that can then index and...
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So I had an itch to scratch, and out came my startup. Granted it's a simple product, but what it does it does well. Now that it's launched and available for purchase, I'm at a loss for where to...
How do you feel about giving away free licenses (original price: $2000 ) to universities, charities and open source projects of your software to spread the word? Is it a good idea? Shall we...
Some questions related to the selling of Enterprise Software.. It seems the best way to sell to Enterprise companies is to build a solution the customer as a consultant(ie have them pay for...
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The enterprise software business is unique. What steps would you take for launching your enterprise software once it is ready? Thanks. Edit: Lets use targeting the manufacturing industry...
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I'm writing a software application that will be used by fostering and adoption agencies/organizations that I plan to sell in English speaking countries (at first). The application is a desktop...
