SM: Yes. Your point is well taken that there are definitely some gaps in Google’s offering in Google Apps, but there is also a substantial amount of business going to Google, from what I gather, because of the incredible cost structure that they have created. PR: It’s free, yes, it is free … for the
SM: From what I’m seeing, the CRM and related systems, for instance, is one of the areas where an enterprise buys largely public cloud solutions. Of course, there are other big silos which people are procuring largely from public cloud solutions, talent management and various other management areas, and then there’s a long-tail application development
SM: Yes and no. How much of this what we call bootstrapping, using platform-as-a-service, a SaaS platform, I guess, do you see happening in small startups? PR: We’re seeing a lot of them. What’s happening is the new companies that are coming right now, the companies that are starting up are starting with such low
SM: Let’s double click down on each of the areas that you discussed. How much are you familiar with what’s happening in the world of small software companies – software companies, in general – using software-as-a-service to get out into the market with new solutions? One of the case studies that I have looked at
As more and more companies transition to cloud computing, the demand for platform-as-a-service (PaaS) will continue to grow. That will pose no problem for Aditi Technologies, which is already among the top three PaaS solution providers in the world and among the top five Microsoft technology partners in the United States. Aditi offers solutions to
Sramana Mitra: I got what you’re doing. The question I’m asking is for other entrepreneurs, who are starting out now, what opportunities or gaps would you point them toward? Matthew J. Schitz: In cloud storage and backup, or in cloud computing in general? SM: Start with cloud storage and backup, and then we can look
Sramana Mitra: What’s the revenue level of your company? Matthew J. Schitz: Revenues we don’t release, I’m sorry. We’re a privately held company. But our revenues are significant. And they’re growing quickly. We’re growing at 50% quarter over quarter right now. SM: Just give us a range. Is it a $50 million company, a $100
Sramana Mitra: I guess the obvious question, one you must get all the time, is, is it safe? Matthew J. Schitz: Yes. It’s interesting, because when I was CEO at DocuSign, at the same stage of the company, we were pioneering electronic signatures. The market at that time was signing things on paper. The first