Software Advice Inc.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business Services |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Austin, TX, USA |
| Key people | Don Fornes (CEO), Austin Merritt (COO), Guillaume Boissiere (CTO) and Houston Neal (Director of Marketing) |
| Revenue |
 Software Advice Revenue 2007 - 1H2013 |
| Employees | 100 (As of February 2014) |
| Website | www.softwareadvice.com |
Software Advice is an online resource for software buyers. The company's website provides reviews, comparisons and information for organizations researching new software applications.[1] Software Advice consults with software buyers via a free telephone needs analysis and recommends software vendors to buyers. The company acts as a matchmaker between software buyers and sellers, generating sales opportunities for software vendors on a pay-per-introduction basis. Located in Austin, Texas, Software Advice has a team of ~100 full-time employees in Austin and 9 software developers in Cordoba, Argentina.[2]
History
Software Advice was founded in 2005 by CEO Don Fornes in San Francisco, California.[3] The company was originally named RiverGuide, focusing only on the construction software market. In 2006, the company relocated to Big Sky, Montana, where COO Austin Merritt joined and became a co-owner. In 2007, the company expanded into additional industry verticals, including retail and medical. Director of Marketing Houston Neal and CTO Guillaume Boissiere were recruited. For the last quarter of 2007, the company operated out of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The company was rebranded as Software Advice in 2007, and made a permanent move to Austin, Texas in 2009.[4]
Markets
Software Advice provides phone consultations for software buyers in 23 software markets:
- Accounting
- Business Intelligence
- Business Telephony
- Construction
- Customer Management
- Dental
- Distribution
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Facilities Management
- Home Health
- Hotel Management
- Human Resources
- Inventory Management
- Maintenance Management
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Non-Profit
- Professional Services
- Project Management
- Property Management
- Recruiting Agency
- Retail
- Supply Chain Management
Awards and Recognition
- 2013: Software Advice was named one of Austin's Top Workplaces by the Austin American-Statesman.[5]
- 2013: Software Advice was ranked number 948 of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine.[6]
- 2013: Software Advice named one of the Austin Business Journal's 2013 Fast 50.[7]
- 2011: Software Advice was ranked number 134 of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine.[8]
- 2011: Software Advice named one of the Austin Business Journal's Fast 50.[9]
References
- ↑ Brian Sommer, The Learner Buyer – Why Software Advice is taking off, ZDNet, 31 May 2010, Retrieved on 28 Aug. 2013
- ↑ Jerry Nelson, Don Fornes Business Profile: Putting People Over Profits in Argentina, Huffington Post, 16 May 2013, Retrieved on 28 Aug. 2013
- ↑ Software Advice: Bootstrapping In The Tech Space – with Don Fornes, Mixergy, 3 June 2013, Retrieved on 4 Sep. 2013
- ↑ Software Advice drops anchor in Austin, Austin Business Journal, 6 Aug. 2009, Retrieved on 28 Aug. 2013
- ↑ Austin Top Workplaces 2013
- ↑ The 2013 Inc. 5000 List
- ↑ Austin's Fast 50: Companies with phenomenal growth Austin Business Journal
- ↑ Lori Hawkins, Austin companies make Inc. magazine's list for fastest growth, Austin American Statesman, 23 Aug. 2011, Retrieved on 28 Aug. 2013
- ↑ Austin Business Journal Fast 50: 2011 Fastest-Growing Companies Under $10M Austin Business Journal