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Case Study: Launching PayMe from HSBC

Mind the Product

While I was living and working in London in 2012, I noticed a recurring problem with paying back friends after a social activity. However, I quickly discovered that there’s too much brand risk for a trusted bank to take this type of lean startup approach. PayMe surpassed 1 million users, just 17 months after launch. Conclusion.

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How JustGiving Crowdfunding Went From an Idea to £100m in Five Years

Mind the Product

JustGiving’s goal is to grow the world of giving, enabling more money to be raised for good causes through the use of technology. In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes.

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10 Digital Transformation Examples from 10 Industries

Modus Create

We have consciously excluded IT companies to demonstrate how digital transformation isn’t exclusive to technology firms. Around 2012, Hasbro’s CEO Brian Goldner realized it was time for a change. Its stock went from $38 at the end of 2012 to $120 in seven years. The results were incredible.

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Top 10 FinTech Software Development Companies 2019

The Product Coalition

A new generation of financial services needs the incorporation of technology innovation. To make things easier, I have curated this list of top 10 FinTech industry disruptors, armed with a rich skillset and deep technical expertise. Intellectsoft offers world-class FinTech solutions and Blockchain financial technologies.

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Slack’s Ceci Stallsmith on marketing your product platform

Intercom, Inc.

It’s technical, and I wasn’t technical. And the truth is, I think in each generation, in cycle of technology, you only get a couple major ones that have a significant, lasting impact on the industry. But it’s a technical sweater, so that took awhile. You get to deal with an API.

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What Do You Really Need: In-House Team, Outsourcing or a Tech Partner?

The Product Coalition

Six months after the release in September 2012, the company had to shut down the game servers and admit it couldn’t compete with other online RPGs that already had sustainably growing fan communities and profits. Let’s review the three key types of outsourcing arrangements and what the differences among them mean to you as a customer.

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What is Software Piracy?

Revulytics

Interestingly, BSA | The Software Alliance, which regular publishes studies on global piracy rates, stopped using the term “software piracy” after its 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study (published in May 2012) and began using the term “unlicensed software” in its place as of its 2013 Global Software Survey (published in June 2014).