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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

Rise of mobile. Inspired by Andreessen’s maxim, in 2014 Benedict Evans coined the phrase “ Mobile is eating the world ,” which in retrospect feels like it downplayed just how much our daily lives have become consumed by our smartphones. Perhaps nowhere is the impact of the subscription model quite as dramatic as in popular culture.

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Subscription Rockstars: How HubSpot Went From Zero to $500+ Million in Annual Revenue

Chargify

Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series! And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. 2007: 48 customers. 2007: 15 employees. 2007:$255,000. 2008: 317 customers. 2009: 1,150 customers. 2010: 3,855 customers.

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A era das plataformas — e dos novos modelos de distribuição no mundo SaaS

SaaSHolic

Nascia em 2007 outra empresa de tecnologia — chamada Zynga — que buscava agradar um público um pouco mais específico: os gamers. Você percebe que existe uma demanda pelo seu produto, que inicialmente foi desenvolvido para usuários mobile iOS. Que esse mercado é gigantesco, todos sabemos.

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What You Need to Know About the PSD2 and Strong Customer Authentication

FastSpring

You may recall the initial Payment Services Directive (PSD) established by the European Commission that was initially adopted in 2007, then updated in 2009 and again in 2012. The PSD was established as a legal framework that all payment service providers must adhere to in order to sell goods and services in the European Union.

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Becoming Indistractable

ProfitWell

Today, we see the publishing industry as a subscription stalwart. Your top subscription news. Subscription OG. In an article on Zuora ’s blog, our friends over there remind us why the publishing industry is such a fundamental part of the subscription operation. Subscription Sapien : Tien Tzuo. Scribd + $58 million.

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How to Target Generation Z Through Paid Ads

Neil Patel

The oldest Gen Zers turned 10 in 2007, the year Apple launched its first iPhone. Or, as consulting firm McKinsey puts it : As access becomes the new form of consumption, unlimited access to goods and services (such as car-riding services, video streaming, and subscriptions) creates value. million people worldwide used the internet.

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23 Low Budget Online Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses

Neil Patel

Mobile is a big part of that and so are social media and video. Mobile ad spend is predicted to continue increasing due to a growth in mobile usage. Also, be sure there’s an email subscription option on each of your web properties. Since its launch in 2007, Dropbox has quickly become a market leader in cloud storage.