booking software
New Podcast: “Scheduling is like hosting,” featuring Aksh Gupta, Occasion
Occasion co-founder and CEO Aksh Gupta had the crowd leaning in this week at the LSA’s LOCALOGY ENGAGE: SaaS/SMB event in Washington, DC, when he
Augmented reality
New Podcast: “What makes AR fly or die?” featuring Mike Boland, ARtillery Intelligence
Our latest Above the Cloud podcast features a conversation with Mike Boland, a longtime local digital commerce industry analyst who currently wears (at least) two
Business Models
New Podcast: “How Do You Franchise an App?”
Matt Crowell quit his job and sold his car and condo to pour everything he had into his first startup, GetintheLoop, a mobile marketing SaaS
About.me
Why Did Broadly Acquire About.me?
Broadly‘s acquisition of About.me announced today seems to be a bit more about acquiring the About.me team than about the product. We reached out to
Business Models
Who Will Own the Restaurant Vertical?
In its latest State of SMB Software report, our friends at SurePath Captial made a compelling prediction. We dug into this idea a bit with
Above the Cloud
New Podcast: “The State of SMB Software” featuring Mark MacLeod
The third annual “State of SMB Software 2018 report from our friends at SurePath Capital Partners paint a picture of a robust small business software
Business Models
Conference Video: The Case for Product-Driven Marketing
We’re in the process of digging into the video vault from last year’s Tech Adoption Summit, held November 7 at a tiny, quirky venue in
Acquisitions
Sharon Rowlands Signals New Direction for Web.com
Web.com’s hiring of Sharon Rowlands as its new CEO signals new owner Siris Capital means to bring substantial changes to the Florida-based website builder. Rowlands is
Axelero
New Podcast: “Stop Talking About Your Product”
Our latest episode of Above the Cloud features an interview with Costantino Caroppo, a former CMO at the Italian digital agency Axelero and the self-described “father of
Boomtime
At #TAS: The SMB SaaS Playbook
In contrast to the morning sessions at this week’s Tech Adoption Summit in San Francisco, the afternoon sessions had a more “playbook” tone to them.
Business Models
Secrets to Selling the Full Stack
SaaS was on full display at two recent conferences that have their roots in the Yellow Pages industry, a clear indication of just how much
Business Models
New Podcast: “SMBs Have No Time”
There are few people with a broader or deeper perspective on the small business SaaS world than Mark MacLeod, the latest guest on the “Above
Business Models
Will Every Business Eventually Become a Subscription Business?
A hot (relatively) new business book is making the argument that we are making a fundamental shift from an ownership economy to a subscription economy,
Business Models
Office Depot Goes Deeper into Services, Adds Co-Working Space
If you even had the impulse to grab a seat at a workstation in the Office Depot furniture department and just start working as if
Business Models
DexYP Results Show Why They Thryv
DexYP released its 2Q earnings yesterday and the results make it clear why the company is aggressively shifting its focus from selling business leads via