Softletter's Marketing and Selling SaaS Seminar, 2008
Atlanta, GA

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January 30th and 31st
Atlanta, GA

 

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Softletter's Marketing and Selling SaaS (Software as a Service) Seminar, 2008
Atlanta, GA, January 30th and 31st
SaaS Goes South!

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Listen to the SaaS Experts Speak

 

 

Day One, Wednesday, January 30th
Morning
7:15 - 8:00AM
Breakfast, Registration
8:05 - 8:50AM

Morning Keynote Address

Platform, Platform, Who's Got the Platform: Why, When, and How to Pick the Right SaaS Platform

Zach Nelson, NetSuite

9:00 - 9:40AM

Changing the Speed and Economics of Integration for SaaS Vendors 

Mike Hoskins, Pervasive

9:45 -10:25AM

SaaS Sales Compensation Models: The Most Effective Compensation Models to Incent Your Sales Personnel

Bob Conlin, Centive

10:30 -11:05AM

The Impact of SaaS on Product Management

Russell Foy, FeaturePlan

11:05 - 11:35AM

The Strange Case of Dr. SaaS and Mr. License: Managing Both SaaS and Licensed Product Lines

Erik Seifert, Atlantic Crossing

11: 35 - 11:50AM
Break
11:50 AM - 12:30PM

SaaS Pricing Models: Developing a SaaS Pricing Model That Doesn't Leave Money on the Table

Jim Geisman, Software Pricing

12:30 - 1:30PM

Lunch

Afternoon

1:30 - 2:20PM

Afternoon Keynote Address

Platform 2010: What Your SaaS System Needs to Support a Globalized and International Customer Base

Peter Coffee, Salesforce.com

2:30 - 3: 15PM

SaaS Marketing Models and Strategies: What Tactics and Approaches are Most Effective?

Ray Solnik, OpSource

3:15 - 3:40PM

Break

3:40 - 4:20PM

Building Your SaaS Business Via White-Glove Customer Service

Tom Appleton, DreamFactory

4:30 - 5:15PM

SaaS and Professional Services: How to Maximize Your Professional Services Revenues in a SaaS World

Mike Jalonen, OnDemand

5:15 - 6:00pm

Structuring Your New SaaS Enterprise: Moderated by Jeff Kaplan, THINKstrategies

Panel

6:00 -7:00PM

Networking Hour: Kick Back and Enjoy Some Drinks and Hors D'oeuvresWith Your Peers

Sponsored by Atlantic Crossing

Day Two, Thursday, January 31st
Morning
7:15 - 8:00AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45AM

Second Day Keynote Address

SaaS in the Enterprise Over the Next Three Years

Jeff Kaplan, THINKstrategies

9:00 - 9:45AM

SaaS: How Does Your Garden Grow?: Strategies for Growing Your SaaS Sales After the Original Sale

Patrick Fetterman, Plexus

9:45 - 10:30AM

Understanding and Building a Successful SaaS Business Model

Chuck DeVita, Growth Process Group

10:30 - 10:45AM

Break

10:45 - 11:30AM

Making SaaS Safe: Discover How to Overcome SaaS Security and Privacy Objections in the Financial, Government, and Medical Markets

Pete Stewart, TraceSecurity

11:30AM - 12:30PM

Working Lunch

Financing Options and Issues for Your SaaS Startup

Todd Gardner, SaaS Capital

Afternoon
12:30 - 1:15PM

What Happens When it All Goes Wrong?: Learn How to Protect Your Bottom Line With Properly Developed SaaS Escrow and Service Agreements

Frank Bruno, IronMountain

1:30 - 2:15PM

Payment and Payment Management in a SaaS Environment

Gene Hoffman,Vindicia

2:15 - 2:40PM

Break

2:40 - 3:20PM

SaaS Reseller Channels: What They Should Look Like and How They Should be Compensated

Siamak Farah, InfoStreet

3:20 - 4:00PM

Build or Buy: Should You Build Your SaaS Infrastructure or Buy It?

Pat O'Day, BlueLock

4:00 - 4:35PM

The Numbers: Highlights from Softletter's Latest SaaS Survey Results

Rick Chapman, Softletter

4:35 - 4:45PM

Closing Notes

Rick Chapman, Softletter

 

 

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SaaS Seminar Sponsors

 

Gold Sponsors

 

Pervasive

Performance, Agility, and Fast ROI

 

Vindicia

 

Silver Sponsors

 

BluelockInfrastructure as a Service

 

OpSpource

The SaaS Delivery Experts

 

THINKstrategies

THINKstrategies

 

Network Sponsor

 

Atlantic Crossing

 

From Products to Profits


Media Sponsors

 

OnDemand Solutions

Accelerating Online Business Growth

 

The 280Group

 

 

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