February 6, 2009

Jyoti Banerjee (Agitavi Research Europe) speaks to EBIN students about Software-as-a-Service Business Models

Today Jyoti Banerjee from Agitavi gave a talk to EBIN students about emerging business models for Software-as-a-Service (Saas). Agitavi is a world-wide business research and consulting firm specializing in business strategy, services marketing and, software innovation management and entrepreneurship. 

Jyoti discussed the technical opportunities of SaaS but highlighted the fact that it is far from certain how business can make effective use of this technology. In particular he pointed to the lack of business models for SaaS and the need for trusted advisors and aggregators.  

Jyoti is an accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a director of Agitavi Research Europe where he specialises in creating and driving new strategic initiatives in technology companies, with particular experience in application software enterprises.

Jyoti has spent 17 years working with technology companies, running an analyst research company with offices in London and Silicon Valley, and also founding a B2B publishing enterprise. In 2005 he co-founded M Institute, a think-tank that promotes opportunities and recognition for medium enterprises. His projects have covered international business expansion strategies, acquisitions, business process automation, strategic tie-ins and corporate social responsibility. His clients have included companies such as Microsoft, SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Navision and Great Plains.

Jyoti Banerjee

 Jyoti writes a blog at www.kiteblue.net