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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “ Software is eating the world ” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Apple survived the death of Steve Jobs in October 2011 under the thoughtful stewardship of Tim Cook, and continued to essentially be the iPhone company, while branching into wearables and services.

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From marketplace to SaaS business: How Udemy acquired 80% of the Fortune 100

Intercom, Inc.

Turning a sales objection into a unique differentiator. Rather than shying away from the marketplace, she embraced it as Udemy for Business’ unique differentiator. Just look at the world of marketing: there are now more than 7,000 tools , up from a mere 150 in 2011. Only this time she focused on speed instead of choice.

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The Evolution of Netflix

The Product Coalition

Ultimately, in 2011, Netflix took a significant step forward and divided its membership offerings into two distinct packages: one for streaming and the other for renting DVDs. By embracing emerging technologies and trends, the company has remained at the forefront of the streaming revolution, solidifying its position as a market leader.

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Intercom on Product: The principles behind how we build

Intercom, Inc.

Or is it like, “Hey, if this is a consistent pattern then we need to make sure no one ever repeats, we’ll have a principle about the positive behavior that we want.” There’s a value around being optimistic and positive. .” Is there a principle to be found in that? ” Is that what you mean? Paul: Basically, yeah.

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Reflecting on the Intercom journey – Karen Peacock and Des Traynor in conversation

Intercom, Inc.

Frequent touch points and positive interactions will create strong relationships and build customer loyalty. The state of tooling in 2010 or 2011 was that there was no Stripe, there was no subscription management and the idea of a SaaS economy was just nonsense. We incorporated in San Francisco on August 15th, 2011, I think.

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8 Product Led Growth Strategy Lessons For Your SaaS Product

Userpilot

Created in 2011, Zoom has over 300 million participants every day globally. Product-led growth strategy has many aspects, but PLG experts consider the following as the main differentiating factors. What ignites growth is a positive customer experience. A shining example of product-led growth in a company – Zoom. Time to value.

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A Design Firm That's Innovating in UX and Business

Balsamiq

Thanks to my background I have a better understanding of the dimensions which may differentiate one target group from the other as well as the core principles that, according to cognitive and social psychology, drive human actions and decisions. It was 2011 when I started using Balsamiq. One of Alina's web app projects.