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Can Mobile Games Really Achieve >50% of Revenue From D2C?

FastSpring

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview gaming D2C and creator marketing expert Justin Sacks of Nexus about his thoughts on: What winning strategies AAA and AA publishers use for D2C in mobile. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Jump to video. Jump to transcript.

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Merchant of Record for Mobile Games: What It Is and Why You Need One

FastSpring

Market options have been opening up for both publishers and players in the mobile games industry thanks to shifting laws and regulations around the world. Because of these developments, mobile game companies are investigating more options for monetizing their games than just the App Store or Play Store. More details on those below.)

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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. Outsource Undifferentiated Heavy Lifting. Outsource undifferentiated heavy lifting. Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. Choose standard technology. Choose standard technology.

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Marketplaces in the Age of AI

Andreessen Horowitz

While the marketplace business model is evergreen, every new platform changes how and where transactions happen. The Internet took us from classifieds and poster boards to sites like Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist, while mobile enabled apps like DoorDash, Uber, and Instacart. To see how it works in action, check out this short demo.

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A Vendor’s Guide to B2B Ecommerce

FastSpring

It’s easy to think of online sales as a marketplace where we buy items for ourselves, but more and more B2B and SaaS sales are now happening online. To make the most of these opportunities, B2B vendors need to realize that simply implementing ecommerce into their business won’t guarantee a chunk of the pie.

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Investing in Kaedim

Andreessen Horowitz

Over the last decade, we’ve seen record growth in player demand driven by several tailwinds, including: the rise of mobile and emerging markets, new business models like free-to-play and subscriptions, transmedia storytelling, and much more. One way that developers have addressed rising costs has been to rely on outsourcing.

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ISVs vs SaaS: What’s the Difference?

Stax

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. ISVs, or Independent Software Vendors, are businesses that develop and distribute software products to end-users. Consider Stax’s partner program.