Enterprise Questions


6 Votes
4 Answers
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Enterprise Software: List prices?

Do you enterprise software people list your prices on your website? Most enterprise software seems to require the customer get in touch for a quote. What are you thoughts on this?

asked Feb 10 '11 at 05:59
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Big Tuna
349 points

0 Votes
0 Answers
2.71K Views
Comparing enterprise, self hosted pricing to SaaS pricing for a smaller client? Changing industry pricing models?

We're trying to figure out the pricing for a service we've been asked to provide (a couple times, in passing, actually in reference to something we've pitched that hasn't hit the mark "well that's...

asked Feb 10 '11 at 15:31
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Sean
1,149 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
3.44K Views
What enterprise software pricing models exist?

Just looking for some examples on what other people use as a pricing model for their enterprise software. Does anyone charge based on # of employees (not # of actual users)? We figure the # of...

asked Feb 16 '11 at 03:49
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Big Tuna
349 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
4.54K Views
SaaS Solution and Hosted Solution... is there a difference? (Enterprise)

When it comes to enterprise software, would you say there is a difference between a hosted solution and an SaaS solution? Or are they the same thing? If there are differences and you offered a...

asked Feb 20 '11 at 09:29
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Big Tuna
349 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
4.66K Views
Selling through VARs and Systems Integrators

We're developing an extension to a commercial open source enterprise software product. Most customers of the product we're extending buy it trough one of its system integration partners. To reach...

asked Aug 26 '10 at 05:33
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Jonas H.
108 points

0 Votes
8 Answers
3.86K Views
How do you come out with a brand/business name?

How does your train of thoughts look like while coming up with a brand/business name?

asked Jun 2 '10 at 23:58
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Elisha
64 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.11K Views
How to charge a customer for a tailor-made solution (ERP)?

We are designing a tailor-made ERP application for a SMB customer whose processess are very specific and have been very succesful for the last 20 years. Question is: How to charge for the project?...

asked Mar 11 '10 at 02:41
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D Llamas
11 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.81K Views
Mechanics of Getting a Customer Reference during enterprise sales

We are getting close to signing our first enterprise client. Among other things, we want them to help us sell to other companies in their industry, which they indicated they have access to. In past...

asked Jan 11 '10 at 07:49
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Jean Barmash
195 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
3.41K Views
If you were to choose an Enterprenur as a partner what qualities do you prefer to see in them?

what would be your selection criteria. The qualities of an enterprenur are written everywhere would that be enough for you? Is there anything you know as a quality that an enterprenur should...

asked Jan 11 '10 at 19:23
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Francis Eager
38 points

8 Votes
4 Answers
3.85K Views
How to sell Enterprise software

Some questions related to the selling of Enterprise Software.. It seems the best way to sell to Enterprise companies is to build a solution the customer as a consultant(ie have them pay for...

asked Dec 23 '09 at 01:25
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Mathaix
510 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.36K Views
Launching Enterprise Software

The enterprise software business is unique. What steps would you take for launching your enterprise software once it is ready? Thanks. Edit: Lets use targeting the manufacturing industry...

asked Dec 23 '09 at 05:23
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Big Tuna
349 points

5 Votes
7 Answers
4.04K Views
Price quote for enterprise customer

We got a quote request from a reseller for one of their customers for about a 100 licenses of our software with 4 years of support. What is the a good way of structuring this quote without...

asked Jan 3 '10 at 19:26
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Poopsky
195 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.38K Views
Should I create a seperate (child) company for our enterprise software?

We started an "I.T. Solutions" company which offers services in many different areas (software development, web design, e-commerce, consulting, etc.). The profits from these services are used to...

asked Dec 9 '09 at 01:51
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Big Tuna
349 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.9K Views
Marketing to enterprise customers

What is the difference between marketing a consumer product and an enterprise product? I have read much of the ISV materials, BTW, thanks to all the legends such as Eric Sink, Bob Walsh, Jason...

asked Oct 14 '09 at 06:27
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Sen
34 points