SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2024

Building Braze from $2M to $20M ARR It was 2011 in NYC, and Spencer became the second employee at Braze. 2011 focused on the mobile ecosystem, as the iPhone had been released four years prior and the app store two years after that. Let’s fast forward and look at the history of Braze.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Launched in 2011, today, OnBoard serves as the board intelligence platform for more than 2,000 organizations and their 12,000 boards and committees in 32 countries worldwide. Deliver a better buyer experience by combining content, price quotes, e-sign, and sales transactions into a single, mobile-friendly webpage.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 24, 2019

We had basic mobile, Mac and Windows, whatever you wanted. As the web began to grow, just having Mobile Sign and Safari compatibility alone could win deals. “Do you want 80% of your customers to be able e-sign your contacts? 2011: Collaboration. That was crazy early in 2011. 2008: Cross-platform.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 1, 2021

Not to mention the mighty Google says site speed is a ranking factor for mobile sites. Step 1: Test Your Mobile Site Speed. Before you do anything else, you should test how fast your mobile site really is. One of the best mobile tests is from Ubersuggest. Step 2: Perfect Your Mobile Site Design. Here’s how.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

In May 2011, iOS led cumulative shipments by more than 100%: 191M to 95M. It would take another 10 months for Android to equal Apple in March 2011 at about 325M each. In fact, Apple has a mobile product at every $50 price point between $0 and $850. 40% of Apple’s mobile devices activated in Q3 were tablets.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. Their goal is to redefine the way mobile devices are used throughout the entire learning community – both in and out of the classroom.They work with schools, universities and teachers as well as parents and the children themselves. RD Station.

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SaaStr

MARCH 4, 2019

And realistically, in the early days, it lacked some of the core sync technology of Dropbox for Dropbox’s core early consumer use cases (especially pre-mobile). When I joined a F500 company in 2011, we weren’t allowed to use Dropbox. So they went upmarket. They leaned in hard in the enterprise, beginning in 2010. And it worked.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. from Cheetah Mobile, and others. Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. It is based on blockchain and allows businesses to take care of their finances on a number of platforms and in multiple currencies. Founders : William Tien. Based in: Hong Kong. Based in: Singapore. Southern China.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 27, 2018

In 2011 we launched the Intercom Messenger in the same 12 months that iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Whatsapp, and others launched too. We were the first to put a messenger inside a web or mobile app for use by marketing and support teams, and later, the first to put one on a website to help sales teams too.

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

The areas of interest are IT, mobile, consumer products and services, healthcare, cleantech, and financial services, among others. Founded: 2011. SaaS Investments: NQ Mobile, and others. Its goal is to provide funding to tech businesses in fields like semiconductors, mobile, internet, security, enterprise, and more.

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The Angel VC

MAY 3, 2012

One of the most important tools to better understand the usage of a web application – or a service, a game or a mobile app, it doesn't matter – is a cohort analysis. Example: I20 shows the number of users who signed up in February 2011 and were active in March 2011 (=user lifetime month #2 of the February 2011 cohort).

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 2, 2014

The chart above shows startup company formation rates, the number of new companies formed each year from 2004-2011 by Crunchbase sector. Below is a chart of the most competitive categories in 2011, those with the greatest rates of company formation. The first four tags: web, mobile, enterprise, and software are catchall.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 30, 2019

Another was 2011/2012 where not only were another 5 VC firms started but it’s also when international ones set their eyes on this vast market. Founded: 2011. Founded: 2011. The sectors of interest for Qualcomm Ventures include AI, automotive, data center, digital health, IoT, and mobile. Size of fund: $430M.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 20, 2016

In 2011-2013, about 1450 software companies were founded each year on average. In addition, the sheer size of the Martech landscape growing to more than 3500 companies up from 150 in 2011 implies torrid growth as well. The promise of mobile remains only somewhat fulfilled. Why does Crunchbase data indicate this decline?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You could take a course on how to play guitar, paint with watercolors, create a website, or build your own mobile app – all in one place. Just look at the world of marketing: there are now more than 7,000 tools , up from a mere 150 in 2011.

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Neil Patel

JULY 17, 2021

Mobile-friendliness: Google uses the mobile version of your website for ranking and indexing, which means “mobile-friendliness” is a ranking factor. Released in 2011, this algorithm update targeted bad practices such as keyword stuffing and duplicate content. Optimize for Mobile. Irrelevant links may be affected.

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SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2019

I’ve been with the company since 2011. A little more about me, as I’ve said, I’ve been with Eventbrite since 2011. I started right at the end of 2011, and I started in the role of VP of engineering. This was what Eventbrite was in 2011 when I started. That’s my walk up music.

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Neil Patel

JULY 14, 2021

Voice recognition has been around for a long time ( since the early 1950s ), but it wasn’t until 2011 when IBM’s Watson (you may remember it beating contestants on Jeopardy! When you’re out and about, and want a quick answer to your question, it’s easy to get out your mobile device and ask a question. Be Mobile Friendly.

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The Angel VC

MARCH 21, 2012

In 2011 we concluded that it's time to take our collaboration to the next level and Lukasz, Kolja, Pawel and I decided to create an independent investment firm called Point Nine Capital. Our focus continues to be on SaaS, marketplaces, lead generation, eCommerce and mobile.

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Mobile Startup Investment SaaS 108

Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 15, 2014

We haven’t yet allowed enough years for the companies founded in 2011 that require five years to reach a billion dollar value to mature, which depresses the average value. Consumers trust mobile commerce. Why is this happening? I think there are at least four causes. First and most importantly, sample bias.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Its focus is on businesses in Big Data, mobile, and SaaS. In 2011, he co-founded Rock Content, the top provider of content marketing solutions in Latin America. In 2010, he joined DGF Investimentos, one of the top VC firms in Brazil. He is leading DGF Investimentos’ specialized early-stage investment group – DGF Inova.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 26, 2012

Web businesses have realized the value of that data ( $12B in 2011 ). There are several flavors of cookie: browser sessions, true cookies, HTML5 local storage and mobile application local data store. Visit the FT for the first time in a while and you’ll see: In effect, this law requires consumers to define a Personal API.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 22, 2023

In addition, note that Google has now implemented infinite scroll on mobile and desktop. In 2011, Google used rel=prev/next markup as a ranking factor, and to show the relationship with paginated pages. View all isn’t great for mobile users as this option takes too long to download. Use responsive design for mobile visitors.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Founded in 2007, MobileIron is a leader in the Mobile Device Management sector. MDM provides enterprises software to manage the mobile phones and tablets of their employees. Which of these products is the most attractive for Mobile Iron to sell? This could be for many different reasons.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 9, 2021

Investment in cybersecurity companies has increased more than thirteenfold since 2011, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a record year for cybersecurity with over $7.8 Transmit Security offers risk management and passwordless identity solutions, including an authentication experience through a mobile biometric authenticator.

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BetterCloud

MARCH 23, 2018

Let’s take mobile device management (MDM) for example. A revolution—whether it’s called teleworking, remote employees, or the mobile workforce—has occurred,” wrote Computer Weekly in 1999. “A revolution—whether it’s called teleworking, remote employees, or the mobile workforce—has occurred,” wrote Computer Weekly in 1999. “All

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Imagine having the opportunity to sell into a company like Lyft in 2011. Back then, in 2011, Lyft was a small Series-A startup called Zimride with under 50 employees. App downloads (if they have a mobile app). Founded in 2011. Additional growth signals to look out for: Recent leadership hires. Website traffic increases.

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Neil Patel

MAY 21, 2021

Voice commands are much more common today than they were when released in 2011. Work on improving your page speed, optimizing your site for mobile, and pay attention to bounce rate and session duration. Unless Google does it for you. This factor has become ever prevalent with the rise of voice search as well. That won’t cut it anymore.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Navid is the Founder of Pinpoint Mobile, formerly the Founder of TriFame online talent discovery site, and an early member at Wildfire Interactive, which was acquired by Google in August 2012 for over $400M. . 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies for 2011, and Mark was ranked #19 in Forbes’ Top 30 Social Sellers in the World.

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Brian Balfour

JULY 12, 2017

Then a few years later mobile emerged as a new channel. Zynga tried to copy/paste their popular games into mobile which didn’t work. Then mobile came along and Tinder emerged. Old Channels Get Killed Off In late 2011 Pinterest hit an inflection point and their growth started to take off.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Google was the first, in 2011, to enable contactless payments via their mobile app. Here’s how it works: NFC-enabled devices: The customer’s payment card (credit, debit, or mobile wallet app) and the merchant’s payment terminal must be equipped with NFC technology.

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Aber Law Firm

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Also, all of these guideline documents are new (from 2011- 2013) so I would read them now (or give them to your app developer to read). As my blog post is only a very brief outline of the issues, please read the actual guideline documents (links below), as they explain the issues very well.

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Development Software Review Technical Review Mobile 52

Aber Law Firm

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Use the platform to educate users on mobile privacy. Mobile Ad Networks. Mobile Carriers. Educate mobile customers on privacy issues. Also, all of these guideline documents are new (from 2011- 2013) so I would read them now (or give them to your app developer to read). Use Just-In-Time Disclosures.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2011, Japanese YouTuber Ami Yamato created a 3D avatar to share her feelings about moving back to London after spending several years in Tokyo. Mobile phone: If you plan to record videos or edit on the go, you’ll want a smartphone with a high-quality camera and recording capabilities. The History of VTubers.

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Technical Review Software Review Social Media AI 106

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 16, 2023

This means our software is hosted on the cloud and used over an internet connection via a web browser or mobile app. A look at our pricing history Our ASP also reflects the changes we’ve made to our pricing model over the years. Our hosting costs include service providers like AWS, Cloudflare, MongoDb, Twitter, etc.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Decision Step 1 - Track Core Web Vitals Step 2 - Optimize images Step 3 - Optimize the site's mobile usability Step 4 - Analyze the behavior of website visitors 4. Take it from Forbes, a reputable publication, who learned the hard way when they themselves were penalized in 2011 for selling links.What exactly works today?

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Stax

JULY 1, 2024

Reviews praise the mobile app and new hire reporting but mention poor customer support. The Essentials plan starts at $39 per month, followed by $44 per month for Select and $89 per month for Pro. The price jump for the Pro plan is due to additional HR tools and wage garnishment capabilities.

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Payment Solutions Payment Services Payment Methods Payments 88