software as a servicerushabh mehta

web notes technologies (erpnext)startup saturday9th june 2012

about me

• erpnext - web based ERP system.

• started in 2008.

• open source.

what is saas?a.k.a

cloud, hosted, online, web

consumer

small business

enterprise

saas market

Oracle, SAP, Sales Force

37signals, Google Apps, Payments, Microsoft

Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, GMail, Travel?, E-Commerce?

tech and startupsGitHub, Amazon

target here

saas pricing models

Subscription

Freemium

Ad Supported

Donation

Free Account(restricted use)

Free Trial

Open Source

Private Hosting

cash cycle

-10

-7.5

-5

-2.5

0

2.5

5

7.5

10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

upfront (non-saas) subscription (saas)

profit

time

“saas is great for customers”

saas architecture

multi-tenant

multi-database

trials are free!

design is simpler!

for non-consumer apps

my lessons

low hanging fruit is gone.specialize.

ideas are nothing.execution is everything.

local market is very shallow.be global.

hiring is obsolete.do it yourself.

everyone is spamming.create value.

• @rushabh_mehta

• erpnext.com

• github.com/webnotes