Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It was April 2014, and the company was raising its Series B. We pulled from my prior marketplaces experience and dove into their business quickly to develop a point-of-view on the opportunity. and in 2014, it had the lowest digital penetration of any category. Grocery is the largest retail category in the U.S.,

Marketplace as a Service 142

Marketplace as a Service Scale Underperforming Technical Team Construction 142

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 28, 2020

Here are five quick takeaways: One of Aircall’s superpowers is that it built an App Marketplace – and then opened it up for partners to build their own integrations. Today, more than 60% of the tools on the marketplace have been built by third parties. Short on time? That’s the power of becoming a platform.

Marketplace as a Service 186

Marketplace as a Service Cloud Government Retention 186

SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

For those of you who did not clap, Stripe is a set of developer APIs that help businesses accept payments online and do all sorts of innovative things in moving money in the cloud. So it’s API first, even for our own services that are being consumed in new products that we are building.

Payments 126

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 126

Chargify

MARCH 28, 2018

While the convenience of combo meals abounds in all fast food restaurants today, in 1958 the opportunity to purchase a main dish, side, and drink for a set price (and less than if all the items were purchased individually) was a novel idea, and one that helped them stand out in a very competitive marketplace. TV is a great example.

Pricing 47

Pricing Innovation Scale SaaS 47