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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “ Software is eating the world ” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Apple survived the death of Steve Jobs in October 2011 under the thoughtful stewardship of Tim Cook, and continued to essentially be the iPhone company, while branching into wearables and services.

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We?re About To See a Lot More SaaS Debt

SaaStr

Carlota Perez argues in her book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital that in the early days of a “golden age”, financial capital is necessary to fuel new technology innovation. . Salesforce’s IPO is also seen as a test of a new business model that could shake up the software industry. Why Let Banks In?

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Instacart

Andreessen Horowitz

a16z has long had an investment theory that we should invest behind strengths of a business model and opportunity, not lack of weakness. The more I got exposed to the details behind the Instacart business, the more it reminded me of OpenTable (where I had been CEO from 2007-2011). Instacart is a case study of this.

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Top 10 Tools to Get Your App PLG-d

Frontegg

This philosophy applies to both low and high touch business models, where the vendor has to eliminate all potential usability problems that may arise. This innovative software tool is a proven and tested customer engagement booster. Once the value proposition goes through, the chance of upselling skyrockets. 4 Pendo.io.

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Miro’s Andrey Khusid on the art of distributed teamwork

Intercom, Inc.

We chatted about the company’s evolution from RealtimeBoard, a tool beloved by the UX community, to Miro – a rapidly growing SaaS innovator that boasts Dell, Netflix, Ikea, and Spotify amongst their steadily growing roster of clients. How have you structured the business model or even the product to make that type of viral spread easier?

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The 5 Best Email Marketing Companies of 2020

Neil Patel

Fix My Churn specializes in these two areas: Fix My Churn collaborates with tech companies with a monthly subscription business model. This company even partners with the top email marketing software brands like MailChimp, Litmus, and Campaign Monitor to drive innovation in the email space.

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Is Strategy Dead in Tech? The Winners Don’t Think So

OPEXEngine

Growth is what moves the valuation needle and growth depends on innovation, speed and agility, not annual planning processes. These “asset-light” strategies use win-win partnerships to build scale, add capabilities and accelerate innovation. Success in tech means defining the future right now. It also involves adopting a new mindset.