ERPNext 2012 Retrospective

Summary of what we did in 2012 and plans going forward.

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1. 2012 retrospective rushabh mehta erpnext J F M A M J J A S O N D
2. The Manual J F M A M J J A S O N D Outsource Intern Do-it-yourself Finally Completed on 3rd Attempt Manual Released
3. Platform Switch J F M A M J J A S O N D New Website Module Scrapped old platform and created a new one with annual pricing, 30 day trials and billing fully built on top of ERPNext New Platform New Pricing New ERPNext.com Released ERPNext now powered by ERPNext
4. Sales J F M A M J J A S O N D Hired Viral to increase sales Abandoned process with no results after 5 months. Low pricing, complex product, combined with long sales cycle meant that tradition sales will not work for us. (also called the startup graveyard)
5. Product Development J F M A M J J A S O N D MailNext (new app) wnlib (new framework) version 3 every day release Finally realized that erpnext cannot be retrofitted with new features. Moved development to continuous release.
6. Traction J F M A M J J A S O N D includes user sign-ins Almost 3x growth in daily unique visitors. Now averaging almost 600 per day
7. Community User Forum J F M A M J J A S O N D User Forum - Topics Per Month
8. Community Developer Forum J F M A M J J A S O N D User Forum - Topics Per Month
9. Revenue J F M A M J J A S O N D switch to annual plans, got annual payments from existing customers Revenue seems growing, but still not profitable!
10. Early 2013 J F M A M J J A S O N D New Reports Website + Customer / Vendor logins Language Rewrite old code Cost of Goods Sold All long pending updates!
11. Key Focuses • Quality • Usability • In-line Documentation • Open Source • Increase Team Size • More aggressive marketing - organic PR
12. The Future is Open • Currently estimated adoption is 1:1 for Open Source (self) and hosted users. • OpenERP has 100 times the traction that ERPNext has and there are not many simple, good quality alternatives. • OpenERP itself is heavy and archaic. • Focus a lot more on Open Source. • Focus on ease of use and adoption.
13. The Future is Open • Keep revenue focus on hosting. • Let smart and savvy users host their own and help them. • Let 3rd party developers make revenue on customization. • Stay lean! • Make some profit!!
14. Comments & Suggestions Welcome! support@erpnext.com Thank You!