Archive for October, 2008

Salesforce Crashes PDC

Posted October 29th @ 1:27 am by Darren

It looks like Salesforce is back with their pranks. Back in the day Salesforce had been known to picket Siebel events and pull all sorts of publicity stunts.
After catching a whiff of Ballmer’s hint, it looks like they’ve hired people to stand outside PDC with donuts trying to promote their Platform.
Frankly I think it’s [...]


Is there a Salesforce.com Tax?

Posted October 24th @ 2:15 am by Darren

Is CRM becoming a commodity? It seems like anybody with a application that contains a Leads, Accounts, Contacts and Opportunities tab can be a good CRM. Which begs the question, are people paying a premium for Salesforce.com?
NetSuite is not the first company to aggressively target Salesforce.com customers. But they just announced their RenewForce program [...]


Lookout for Microsoft PDC 2008

Posted October 24th @ 1:53 am by Darren

What do most people expect during the annual Microsoft Professional Developers Conference? Most are probably expecting a new version of .NET or Visual Studio. This year however, I think many industry watchers will be surprised.
The energy was definitely upbeat at the company meeting a few weeks ago. There [...]


Free SaaS Webinar - 10 Laws of Building a Successful SaaS Company

Posted October 7th @ 1:43 am by Darren

I didn’t see this out there already so I thought I’d share it. It’s very short notice, but Salesforce.com is hosting a free webinar on building a successful SaaS company. The presenters are Byron Deeter and Mark Trang. Byron is a Partner at VC firm Bessemer Venture and Mark is Director of [...]


Where’s Darren?

Posted October 7th @ 1:36 am by Darren

For those wondering why I dropped off the face of the earth and haven’t made a post in over a month, here’s an update of what I’ve been up to.
In August, I packed up all my things and moved to Seattle. I’m actually now back at Microsoft working as a Program Manager in [...]




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