Thoughtful Inc seeks mutually rewarding situations that are win/win/win—for you, for your customers, and (of course) for us too.

To help determine if a Thoughtful partnership is the best solution for all parties concerned, please take a few moments to answer the following pre-screening questions so we can understand your special situation better.  We’ll follow up with a short, exploratory chat to determine if and how we might proceed.

Please feel free to download our exciting whitepaper in Adobe PDF format on how a Thoughtful Partnership may benifit you! 

1. What type of business software product(s) do currently you sell/support?
(please explain)

2. What market vertical industries or categories is your product designed for
(who are your customers)?

3. Which of the following technologies does your company presently use to build
and support its products? (check all that apply)

 .Net
 C++
 Java
 COBOL
 Open Source
 Other (please specify)

4. Which current operating environments do you support?

 Microsoft (SQL, Windows, etc.)
 Oracle
 Unix
 ISAM
 Other (please specify)

5. What stage in the life cycle is your product offering currently in?

 Early stage development
 Growth stage
 Mature stage
 Declining stage

6. What kind of external devices does your product support? (check all that apply)

 PDA’s and other wireless devices
 Touch screens
RFID and other RF devices
Optical input devices such as bar code readers and other scanners
Other (please specify)

7. How large is your development team,
expressed in percentage of the company staff? %

8. How large is your sales and marketing team,
expressed in percentage of the company staff? %

9. How much of the company’s time is devoted
to research and development, expressed in percentage of time?  %

10. What specific tools/roadmaps do you employ for introducing and/or incorporating new features/releases? (please explain)

11. What is the competitive landscape in your industry?  (please explain)

12. What percent of the company’s revenue comes from? ...

Product licensing %
Maintenance/support %
Other %      (please specify) 

13. Why do you think a partnership with Thoughtful would be a good idea for you? (please explain)

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