Introduction: B2B SaaS companies have largely been planning and delivering software the same way for years. AI-native SDLCs are upending this and allowing those reinventing their planning and delivery processes to get value in customers hands - and get feedback - at much higher rates of speed. In this post of Navigating the SaaSpocalypse, I'll... Continue Reading →
Navigating the SaaSpocalypse – Hybrid Pricing (….OR EBITDA) Create the Path for Good Financial Outcomes
Introduction From a public market perspective, the SaaSpocalypse definitely happened in 2026. Publicly traded SaaS companies saw approximately $1 trillion in market value erased during the first half of the year. Private company SaaS valuations have seen similar compression, with the lowest tiers now only trading at Enterprise Valuations at 1-2X revenue. However, all is... Continue Reading →
Navigating the SaaSpocalypse – The Product Portfolio Edition
Introduction The SaaSpocalypse is indeed real. The rise of AI has brought a new competitor - that of a custom vibe-coded solution. Those without the right product are at significant risk of disruption. Hundreds of millions of people now use LLMs on a daily basis around the world and user taste has materially changed -... Continue Reading →
Setting Up a Second Ubiquiti Unifi Site
To finish out my misadventures in home networking, I wanted to capture the process to add a second site and setup the site-to-site VPN. It was less than obvious. Preparing Your First Site The first thing one needs to do is prepare the first site. This involves enabling Multi-Site Management and then configure the USG... Continue Reading →
Weekend Project: Using a Nest Hub Max to Access GSuite + Control a Nest Home
One of my long weekend projects was to be able to use a Nest Hub Max to access my GSuite work calendar and reminders as well as control my smart home utilizing my personal GMail and Nest Account. Google has said that this is supported for a while, but it took quite a bit of... Continue Reading →
ARM & Apple Silicon: The Future of Desktop Processors
I am in day two of living the Apple Silicon life. My 13" MacBook Pro with 16GB and 2TB arrived yesterday. My initial impressions are that ARM and Apple Silicon (by proxy) are indeed the future of desktop processors. And once again we see a classic case of Microsoft having the right idea first, but... Continue Reading →
Catching Up with Photography
Not only is it the 40th anniversary of Mt. St. Helens, but it was also Victoria Day in Canada. This meant that our offices were closed today, and I had a much less demanding weekend than normal. I used this weekend to catch up on some long overdue photography projects. My Mac Pro is now... Continue Reading →
Op-Ed: My Take on Apple WWDC 2019
For years, I have observed Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference from the sidelines purely as an enthusiast. Since moving to Hootsuite, I can now definitively state that I have a proverbial horse in this race - as we publish multiple applications on the iOS App Store. Hence, this year I paid even more attention than... Continue Reading →
My Sojourn with Android
I am a global traveler, spending a significant amount of my time in our Ottawa, ON; Copenhagen, DK; and Brussels, BE offices combined with a fair bit of time in the United Kingdom. Being connected is part of my job, which means having a local mobile plan is a must. I have 3 SIM cards... Continue Reading →
Windows 10 and the Surface: Winning Me Back
To celebrate the 30th birthday of Windows, I figured it was time to share my own thoughts on the operating system. With the Threshold 2 build of Windows 10 (build 10586) and the third generation of Surface devices (Surface Pro 3, Surface 3 LTE), Microsoft is winning me back. For those that know me well... Continue Reading →