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SaaSSoftware as a Service
SaaS as the Ultimate…Disaster Avoidance ModelSecurity & Compliance ToolDarling of the Private Equity Marketplace
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SaaS - Agenda
• Quick – SaaS What?• Disaster Avoidance • Security & Compliance• Equity Opportunities• SaaS Example • Wrap
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SaaS - Software as a Service
SaaS What?
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SaaS What?
• Software as a Service– AKA – On-Demand or Subscription
Based Solutions– Usually sold by the seat based on the
“All You Can Eat” or Metered model• “SaaS is the Answer…
What Was the Question?”
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Gartner Says…
• “Software as a Service Will Be The Business Model of Choice by 2008”
• “The North American On-Demand Market Will Grow From (estimated) $7.5B in 2003 to $41B by 2008, a 41% CAGR”
• “One Third of all New Software will be Delivered On-Demand by 2010”
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What types of apps are firms buying“as a service”?
Base: North American Firms (SMBs and Enterprises)Source: Business Technographics® November 2004 North American Benchmark Study
39.80%
39.50%
35.70%
33.20%
29%
SFA & Marketing Automation
Communication & Collaboration
Procurement/sourcing
HR
Finance
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SaaS - Software as a Service
SaaS for Disaster Avoidance
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The Past is Prolog
• “This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation.”
» Star Trek – The Prime Directive
• “Our primary responsibility is To Protect the Data - All other aspects of our job are secondary.”
» Me - Disaster Avoidance Seminar ICA-SuperCom, New Orleans 1997
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SaaS for Disaster Avoidance
• You have no Hardware to Maintain or Replace
• You have no Software to keep track of• You have no Backup Responsibility• You have no IT Personnel involvement
(in a pure SaaS model)
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SaaS for Disaster Avoidance
• You do have increased Due Diligence Responsibility Regarding your Provider
• You can (and perhaps Should) play an Active Roll in Backup
• You are, after all, Ultimately Responsible for YOUR Data (see the Prime Directive Slide earlier)
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SaaS - Software as a Service
SaaS for Security & Compliance
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SaaS for Security & Compliance
• Assumptions that you should Validate - Your SaaS Partner…– Has a dedicated team to maintain and secure the
applications and your data– Can afford to provide “World Class Security
solutions” since they are delivering it to lots of clients
– The Safest Corporate Data is the Data that no one from Your Own Company (IT Group Included) can touch!
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SaaS for Security & Compliance
• Can You afford to build out, Maintain, and Certify a…– SAS70 Certified Solution– FIPS 140-2 Certified Solution– HIPPA Compliant Solution– Totally Secure Access Capability for Every
One of Your Users?
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SaaS - Software as a Service
SaaS and thePrivate EquityMarketplace
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SaaS and the Private Equity Market
• SaaS is, by its very nature, a Razor - Razor Blade Business Model
• Recurring Revenue is the BEST REVENUE especially when it comes with a Compelling ROI Model
• Its no longer Build vs. Buy – Now its Build vs. Buy vs. Rent
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SaaS and the Private Equity Market
• SaaS is the “Perfect Storm” Outsourcing Model
• The first nn customers are very expensive to support and maintain
• But as the customer base grows the incremental cost per customer actually approaches ZERO!
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SaaS = Hockey Stick Revenue Curve
SaaS Monthl y Revenue vs . Expense
$-$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000$60,000$70,000$80,000$90,000
0 25 5010
015
025
050
075
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1000
Cl ient Seats
Monthl y Revenue
Monthl y Expense
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SaaS and the Private Equity Market
• So you Want to play in the On-Demand space but need help with…– Funding– Technical creation or transition – SaaS Market Understanding– Partner identification– Client Attraction and Retention Models– Pricing Performance Sizing etc.
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SaaS - Software as a Service
SaaS StartupExample
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SaaS – Startup Example
• Provide Totally Secure Communications and Collaboration Tools to…– Boards of Directors
• Public and Private Boards• Advisory Boards & Groups as well
– Private Equity Investors• Venture Capitalists• Angel Investment Groups
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SaaS – Startup Example
• Premise– Boards are comprised of Company
Executives, Outside Investors, Attorney and Accountant, Industry Experts, etc.
– They are rarely in the same place except for the BOD meeting but need to “meet” and collaborate before, during and after meetings
– No one is targeting the SMB BOD
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SaaS – Startup Example
• Provide a “Hosted Board of Directors Management Suite”, aka Portal, that includes…– Secure Email & Webmail– Private & Group Contact Management– Private & Group Calendars– Document and File Storage– Private & Group Discussion Boards– Secure Instant Messaging– Tasks and To-Dos– Web Based Meeting Capability– Secure & Managed Conference Calling
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SaaS – Startup Example• Make this Service
– Affordable– Totally Secure
• SAS 70 Certified• Redundant• Centralized and Managed Backups• World Class Anti-SPAM, Anti-Virus Front End• Totally Segregated from any other Corporate Systems
– Did I Mention TOTALLY SECURE?– Now All You Have to do is Figure Out How to Sell It
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SaaS - Software as a Service
Some Basic Resources
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SaaS Support Links
• From SoftwareCEO.com:– CompTIA “Tools to Navigate the Challenges of Software as a
Service”– How to price subscription software—and how
salesforce.com does it by Bruce Hadley, March 30, 2004 – ROI INSIDER: SaaS: Is it a wise business investment?
Dan Merriman, Contributor 07.26.2006
• From Software Information & Industry Assoc. (SIIA):– Software Industry Executive Outlook 2005 Study
co-sponsored SIIA and Spencer Stuart
– The Secrets to SaaS Success – What it Takes to Get it Right December 2005
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SaaS – Final Q&A
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Like They Used to Say in Ancient Egypt
That Wraps Up Another One
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