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How Adopting Mobile Payments Can Help Your Business Grow in 2024

Stax

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

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6 things SaaS founders should keep in mind in 2014

The Angel VC

I hope you've had a great start into the new year, and I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous (and of course SaaSy ) 2014. Here are six things that I think SaaS founders should keep in mind in 2014. 4) Prioritize "mobile" Mobile is eating the world. Fixing your weaknesses is the tougher part.

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The First Mobile-Only SaaS Company

Tom Tunguz

Mobile visits account for more than 50% of all e-commerce. During the holiday season in 2014, that figure exceeded 70% for Walmart. In India, mobile usage dominates traffic to such an extent that Myntra, the largest retailer, is shutting down their web application to focus exclusively on their mobile apps.

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From Uncertainty to +$400M: How Braze Found Opportunity in Headwinds with Braze’s Co-Founder & CEO Bill Magnuson (Podcast 671 + Video)

SaaStr

Braze was founded in 2011 when the most exciting mobile apps were a compass, a flashlight, and a game where you could feed fish. From 2011 to 2015, the only part of the mobile market that was making money was mobile gaming, but tricking children into buying fish food wasn’t a sustainable business. Both came true.

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Another task for 2014 planning: review your messages

Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

I know you’re up to your eyeballs already with your 2014 planning, but I’m going to add another chore to your “to do” list. For example, for some buyers, mobile is much more important now than it was a few years ago, so you’ll need to address that. I'll start by apologizing. Consistency and repetition are good.

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4 Major Competitive Trends in Mobile App Stores

Tom Tunguz

More than 100B mobile applications have been downloaded since the launch of the Apple iOS and Google Play stores. The chart above compares the competition in the Play store in early 2013 and in mid-2014. Third, the typical app in 2014 swings 10-30 ranks per month compared to 1-5 ranks eighteen months ago.

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The battle is long over: Mobile is the clear winner

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

We passed the tipping point in 2014. Since then, the use of mobile has exploded. 71% of web traffic in the United States is mobile, according to ComScore. Mobile usage is larger than desktop in almost every country. As cell phones became more affordable, consumers skipped over PCs completely and went straight to mobile.

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