Some people, ahem,
are predicting a big resurgence in business software. Given how
outdated most tools are, that’s probably a safe bet – whether it
happens now or in the next few years. While software as a service and
open source have plugged many holes, most large companies still run
themselves on one of two companies: Oracle or SAP. That can’t last
forever.
But the amazing thing is, when it comes to small business software, the market is still pretty wide open, with most businesses still running themselves on pen-and-paper or Excel spreadsheets. There is a reason that Intuit has managed to keep a stranglehold on small business software—because it is hard to build and even harder to market to such a huge, fragmented market with so many different needs. Especially when the revenues per customer are necessarily puny.
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Author: Sarah Lacy
