SaaS - Git (software version control)

Sell a service that includes a local box and hosted access. Hosting SaaS provides backup while local box provides local control.

Insurance Solutions

Barron's had an article about Ebix auditor/accounting/tax issues.  This could be a time to take some of their customers with web-based offerings.  They have many product offerings.  Some examples:

CertsOnline is a full-service insurance tracking product that has the flexibly to validate and monitor insurance coverage requirements contained in any type of agreement, for any type of organization.


TrackCertsNow is the leading enterprise web-based software available today that provides complete validation of every certificate of insurance your business receives from partners, suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, tenants and more. Now you can easily manage all insurance requirements and contract agreement commencement dates against your contractual requirements. Managing the life cycle of insurance certificates has never been simpler.

Worker’s Compensation Injury Reporting Service is an internet-based solution that fulfills state regulations for workers' compensation claims submissions.

Online Reputation Management

Financial firm's compliance groups monitor employee's use of social networking.  uDiligence.com watches the big three services (facebook, myspace, twitter) of student athletes.  "Costs just pennies/day per athlete".  Alerts via email.
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Reputation.com
Through proprietary technology we allow customers to monitor the web, delete their personal information, and control how they look when searched online.
Individual pricing:
Starter   $129  /year 
Director   $399  /year 
VP   $699  /year

Mobile App Sale Reporting

Like Alexa, for mobile apps.  AppAnnie is targeted to iPhone apps and is currently free.

Outsourced Software Quality Assurance

Test website software, or internal applications.

UTest helps big companies crowdsource their software quality assurance (QA) testing to a community of 30K freelance Web site QA pros.

"... companies submit their code and say what kind of testing they need, then wait for bug reports from uTest's testers."

How many companies will release their source code?

"... Utest plans to invest in developing application programming interfaces that would allow third parties to use uTest's crowdsourcing platform to manage their own internal and external QA testing teams." Yes, interesting and potentially useful if the APIs are open.

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topCoder.com

IPO - Apartment Management Software

How much growth/revenue is in this space? The IPO looks like the only way for investors to cash-out from this space.

RealPage sells multifamily property management software. It claims more than 20K apartment communities across the country as clients.
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RealPage has developed 6 on-demand product lines ...

thealarmclock says, "we think that Wall Street is going to give RealPage a warm embrace." I would be skeptical of the potential after-issue performance of this company.

Google Marketplace Apps

For Google Apps, SherpaTools provides ease-of-use and more functionality for adminis and end-users. The product is available in the Google Apps Marketplace.

thealarmclocks says, "Cloud Sherpas says that it is profitable, saying that more than 1,800 organizations ... "using their products.

"... raised $1M from Hallet Capital."

thealarmclock asks the obvious question of when Google will do a Microsoft and incorporate the technology. "Cloud Sherpas is in an interesting spot as they are a possible Google M&A candidate."

If Google is light, Sherpas are trying to outrun light.

Mountain Kettle Corn

From Grant Farms CSA mailing:
Kale-Dusted Popcorn
You can also make the chips with the intention to grind them up for popcorn. You will want to use less oil, about half, so they grind without the "powder" clumping. You can grind a handful of chips (about half) with a mortar and pestle and sprinkled it over popcorn. You can season the popcorn with salt first if you like. Another option would be to add Parmesan cheese and dusted kale, to create a Parmesan and dusted-kale Popcorn treat.

Maybe these others can be modified for popcorn:
Kale Chips w/ Apple Cider Vinegar
1 bunch organic kale, torn into 1/2 inch pieces
3 tbs organic olive oil
1 tbs organic apple cider vinegar
2 tsp sea salt
Preheat oven to 400° F. Whisk oil and vinegar and toss kale in the dressing until thoroughly coated. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place kale on sheet in a single layer and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 15 minutes or so, until crispy.

Lemon Kale Chips
1 bunch kale (prepared and washed)
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs lemon juice
1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Chop kale into 1/2 inch pieces and place the kale in a large bowl. With your hands massage oil, lemon juice and salt into kale. Place kale on parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes, until kale is dark green and crispy. Cool and serve.

Spicy Kale Chips
2 bunches of kale
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/6 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbs olive oil
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Wash and dry the kale. Remove leaves from stems and rip into chip-sized pieces. Place kale in large bowl. Drizzle about 2 tbs of olive oil on the kale and evenly massage onto leaves. Slowly add salt and paprika and pepper (or your choice of seasonings) to kale while tossing in bowl. Do not add the sugar yet. Spread kale evenly on very lightly coated baking sheet or on parchment paper on baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake for about 12 minutes. Flip after 5 minutes. Keep your eye on them to make sure they don't overcook or burn (they can easily). Remove when done and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil. Sprinkle with sugar while still hot.
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http://www.daleandthomaspopcorn.com
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$13.49 at costco:

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$25 for a big dipped apple.
http://www.mrsprindables.com
Milk Chocolate Delight Jumbo Apple  Price: $22.95
Two caramel-dipped pretzel rods rolled in white chocolate chips and red and green chocolate gems. Net Wt. 3 oz.   Price: $4.95 
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From Groupon: $15 for $35 Worth of Gourmet Popcorn at www.poptionspopcorn.com Two-gallon tins of kettle-corn popcorn are $35 and natural popcorn is $30. Two-gallon tins of salt-and-vinegar popcorn are $40 and Oreo crush is $55.   Extra fee for shipping. ______________________________________________________ http://www.thepopcornfactory.com  Has popcorn tins that includes holiday-specific items, such as Easter candy.  The tin has eggs and chicks. ______________________________________________________