Automation is more than machines doing work for you. It’s about MACHINES and HUMANS following RULES religiously. Keeping multiple todo lists is very bad. That would then be a list of lists = FAIL. One work list and one personal list is plenty. Coincidental results are when you shift your approach to a task in [...]
If you want to know why Newscorp isn’t happy with Google crawling it’s content then here’s a quick graphic to explain. Search engines unlike most other business models have a right to use your content by the permission you give them to allow their robots to crawl your web content. To date News has allowed [...]
People nearly always buy an experience. This could be as simple as a brand, a service experience, a trend. There are many examples of this. One point which indicates this is that people pay different prices for the same object and are happy to do so. People will also transact because they feel loved by [...]
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Systemic Monopolies are a problem I have long thought exists in our less than ideal form of capitalism. We think of traditional monopolies as being about a business having some unique advantage or forming some sort of cartel to dominate a market. While most economies have mechanisms to prevent this they equally create what I [...]
I have had a few discussions with tech savvy customers about avoiding tech during your holiday break. This topic is clearly a divided camp. Personally I can switch off from tech for about a week but that is about as long as I can handle going dark (as Geeks call it). Here’s 7 reasons supporting [...]
Grant Young and I made Smart Companies list today of Australia’s top web 2.0 entrepreneurs. I’m chuffed to be there and Grant who started Saasu with me would probably agree that we look up to our peers mentioned in the article so it feels a bit weird being there. Top Web 2.0 Teams would be [...]
Ironically, now that Federal Reserves are busy guaranteeing bank deposits they have created a whole new set of problems in the competition for capital. It would be easy to jump to the conclusion that banks should borrow money at the same rate the government does if it’s now the same risk. It’s not that simple. [...]
There are many business models emerging amongst iPhone developers. Many remind me of Google using Search (the drawcard) to pump their Adwords product (the money engine). Since learning that business model lesson back in the late 90′s I’ve always thought about what I call drawcards, and specifically in the tech space, drawcard applications. Browser widgets [...]
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It was a spectacle with followers no different to sport or rock-star crowd pull. It’s simply about passion for something. That’s just how humans are. There’s nothing wrong with that in my book. I posted on SydneyNorg a citizen journalism website (love that concept) about the opening in a bit more detail. I met up [...]
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One of our Saasu customers optimises Web 2.0 in it’s original meaning. He uses 88miles.net for tracking time on projects against customers and uses Saasu.com for his accounting ledger, tax and so on. 88miles and Saasu’s API’s have a little chat during the day keeping all his stuff in line, like a couple of fax [...]
When 37signals in Getting Real dished meetings it really smacked of what I call zero math opinion. I really enjoy reading their blog but on occasion I disagree with their opinion. I was reminded today when Seth Godin posted a funny cartoon on the topic of too many meetings. Meetings can be good, very good. [...]
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One of Australia’s top IT Journo’s brad Howarth wrote Saasu up in his lastest Dynamic Business article on Automating Businesses. I’m a product person and often struggle trying to write how I feel about our product (I’m confident I’m not alone). Brad just seems to have the knack of communicating it without all the ‘tech’. [...]
Telco’s online reach is smaller than they think. Sure Telco’s have large customer bases but the only time I have gone to my Telco’s website was when I upgraded my ISP plan. It’s anecdotal I admit. What’s your use of their websites like? Telco’s have bad websites. When I did upgrade my plan, the website [...]
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Inflation is bullish for stock markets longer term. Yep, those of you who remember inflation spikes of decades past might recall doubling of prices across decade periods. Stock markets doubled also, they had to, the math required it. Stock markets aren’t alone. Your home is the biggest asset you’ll probably ever buy but for some [...]
We have heard from our contacts that flooding in Mackay (Australia) recently caused accounting practices and businesses a major data recovery problem due to software based accounting files being lost in the floods. Obviously anyone using SaaS accounting (Software-as-a-Service online accounting) would have escaped the pain that data loss can cause a business. Our Saasu.com [...]
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Sometimes I have some really good things I want to share and our Saasu.com blog isn’t quite suitable. So I’ll still be posting here. However they will be succinct posts in honour of time management for readers and me Christine.net has great insight from Zappo – 7mio+ customers, half of which repeat buy every year. [...]
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I love a lot of what 37 signals are about but I must say I don’t agree with David’s view that monetize is word we don’t need. Monetize doesn’t mean making money. Monetization is a conversion process, which is why I like the word (even though I use it sparingly because it is so misunderstood). [...]
At Deutsche Bank we had a saying for idea testing. “Can you monetise it?” Systems can be like a salesperson. If you are going to buy into the value add argument would you employ Facebook to distract hundreds of employees? Facebook and it’s fans claim it brings many advantages to business. What is the opportunity [...]
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For people without investment banking backgrounds this could make or save you a fortune. Worst case it might take the blinkers of your eyes around the topic of free or cheap options that are all around us. There’s a simple test to see if something is like a option. Have you been given the right [...]
I witnessed 3 very well dressed army personnel clear their remembrance day fund raising supplies in double quick time. This happens every year but it is normally school kids doing the volunteer selling who take a couple of hours to sell down the stock for a good cause. This year however the higher profile image [...]
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Youtube is getting more views than most reality TV shows these days. Tonight I saw strong anecdotal evidence that we are past the reality TV product cycles apex. Advertised tonight was a new show called the “Oldest Drivers in Britain”. Now they really are running out of ideas. There are still many years left and [...]
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I posted my thoughts on interruptions in business life today on our Saasu Blog. If you feel the barrage of interruptions like I often do then take refuge in my post called Business Interruptus. Better still get the RSS into your reader or homepage of choice and you won’t miss my posts there.
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When the Net began to evolve it was interesting to see what unfolded first. Yep, you guessed it was the easy business models like lists, search, news and online versions of paper publishing. When I decided to get into the Internet business I said to myself “everyone in this ASP (Application Service Provider) game is [...]
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This is without a doubt one of the next big areas for business to consumer on the net. Wellbeing is a hot topic. Yes it always has been, however I think we’ve only seen the tip of the recreational iceberg. Happiness is every humans number one driver. It’s the original driver that causes all other [...]
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I went with my daughter Ella on a school excursion yesterday to Taronga Zoo. However the winds were so strong that they closed down the cable car for the day so to restore satisfaction with their customers the zoo gave the kids a free mini-train ride around the zoo. Nothing ever goes absolutely perfectly in [...]
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I saw the Transformers movie last week and I noticed that a very small variation from the existing product (plot,theme) can open up entirely new markets (adults). Obviously this isn’t new, however the change was so small it intrigued me. The crux being that there is often a single element preventing your product hitting other [...]
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I am a big follower of Michael Gerber and his E-Myth concepts. I love the following excerpt from on of his articles… “One of my very first clients was a plumber. His partner was in the paving business, and also owned a parking lot cleaning company. His Sweepers (I think that’s what he called the [...]
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