> I love Silicon Valley, but I'd hate for this place to turn into "app valley". Isn't it good to sell shovels during a gold rush? I think now is the perfect ti

> I love Silicon Valley, but I'd hate for this place to turn into "app valley". Isn't it good to sell shovels during a gold rush? I think now is the perfect time to build SaaS sites with "Enterprise/Startup/Hacker" pricing plans that function similar open-source tools. e.g., Heroku (AWS with more fluff), e-mail marketing tools, customized web hosting, Parse (backend for mobile apps), Airbrake.io (real time error reporting). I think it's a fad that people in startups are willing to pay for.