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How to Create a Services Marketplace

Neil Patel

Over the last decade, service marketplaces have sprung up and distributed how we work and live. For instance, Airbnb , a marketplace for vacation rentals, has over four million hosts who have welcomed over 800 million guests. Food delivery service marketplaces are expected to reach $154.34 That’s not all.

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A sneak peek into Point Nine's investment thesis

The Angel VC

Over the last couple of weeks and months we spent some time putting our investment thesis on paper. The purpose of this exercise was to challenge and discuss our implicit assumptions and to get everyone on our team aligned on what kind of investments we seek. They will continue to transform entire industries.

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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

The Apple and Google Play app stores give developers an instant marketplace, a gateway to billions of customers. Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. Infrastructure as a service is now standard, as are Platform and Software as a service. Cloud computing is dominant. The not so simple case.

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Understanding the Nature of Payment Gateway Integration For Your Mobile App

Stax

In addition to the usual concerns around security and compliance, there’s also the issue of user experience. A bad payment experience can lose customers and damage your brand. Thats why its so important to get the mobile experience right, particularly regarding payments.

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Software-led payments: What’s on the horizon for platforms in 2025? | Episode 46

Payrix

However, companies must look beyond basic payment integration to evolve into platforms offering comprehensive services. The experience imperative A recurring theme in the episode was around experience being central to successful payment integration. For software companies, delivering frictionless user experience is critical.

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Five Ways to Address Complexity In Your Product

Casey Accidental

Eventbrite was historically a 50% sales and 50% self-service business. The optimal outcome for a business like that is a “good enough” user experience with account managers that can make up its flaws. Talking to humans is a bug, not a feature of what to them should be an intuitive user experience.

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Smart SaaS budgeting: Refine your spend strategy for 2025

BetterCloud

Get ready to turn those monthly charges into strategic investments that fuel your business growth. SaaS budgeting is the process of planning, allocating, and managing financial resources for acquiring and using Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions within an organization. What is SaaS budgeting?