7. SaaS and the Enterprise App Store

People tend to think of the web as a way to get information or perhaps as a place to carry out ecommerce. But really, the web is about accessing applications. Think of each website as an application, and every single click, every single interaction with that site, is an opportunity to be on the very latest version of that application.

—Marc Andreessen, cofounder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Recently my wife and I were doing a little house cleaning with our son, Henry. I have to admit that while I’m not a packrat, there are certain things I’ve always just found hard to throw away. So I made a promise to my wife to get rid of the stuff I don’t necessarily need, like my test scores from junior high ...

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