Cloud
Who’s Winning the Cloud?
Okta aggregates its internal data to show which SaaS platforms are getting the most annual logins. Who came out on top and why? We dive into the data and strategic implications.
Cloud
New Podcast: “Appify Your Business,” featuring Bill Furlong, Squarestack
We’ve wanted to get Bill Furlong on our Above the Cloud podcast for a while. His new book, “Appify Your Business,” is well-aligned with the
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
Cloud
Add Your Voice to Our SaaS Engagement Survey
Anyone who builds or sells SaaS products for small businesses knows that it’s all for naught if your customers are not engaged with your products
7Shifts
New Podcast: “Happiness and Efficiency in the Workplace” featuring 7Shifts
Jordan Boesch got the idea to build a great software product from watching his dad struggle with a combination of excel spreadsheets and sticky notes
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
Newly Flush Tax Jar Determined to Maintain Its Unique Culture
TaxJar, a company that automates sales tax collection for eCommerce businesses, just raised $60 million from Insight Venture Partners, with the assistance of our friends
Cloud
Top 10 Small Business Software Stories of 2018
It was a busy year for the small business software industry. Some of the leading SMB brands raised piles of money, made game-changing acquisitions, and launched
Above the Cloud
Top Five “Above the Cloud” Podcasts of 2018
Back in mid-2018 we decided that the Tech Adoption Index program needed a forum for conversations with some of the most interesting and influential figures
Camilyo
New Report Tackles the All-in-One SaaS Sales Dilemma
Several topics and themes have been persistent during the course of producing the Tech Adoption Index program for the LSA, as well as the Above
Cloud
Wix Makes an SMB-OS Play with New Ascend Platform
On a recent Above the Cloud podcast with SurePath Founder Mark MacLeod, a segment that didn’t make the final edit involved a discussion about how
channels
New Podcast: “SMBs Get Lied to a Lot”
Gene Marks is a dynamo. Every morning he gets up at 5:00 to write on small businesses issues for Forbes, The Guardian, Inc., and other
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.
Cloud
At #TAS: The Art and Science of SMB Tech Adoption
The morning session at the Tech Adoption Summit was a mix of content demonstrating an energetic balance of both art and science in moving SMBs
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
Cloud
New Podcast: “A Completely Different Experience”
How does Microsoft think about the small business cloud? We asked that very question of Microsoft SMB Channel Strategist Abid Chaudhry, on our latest Above