2014 Differentiation Startups 
Intercom, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
This is a natural evolution for many SaaS tools as they move towards a healthier economic model, as captured in Christoph Janz’s seminal 2014 blog. During a conversation on the Intercom on Product podcast , Des Traynor and Paul Adams discussed the competition between startups and incumbents. Whoever does it fastest will win.
Intercom, Inc.
DECEMBER 31, 2019
Inspired by Andreessen’s maxim, in 2014 Benedict Evans coined the phrase “ Mobile is eating the world ,” which in retrospect feels like it downplayed just how much our daily lives have become consumed by our smartphones. . It is very possible that no other company has done as much to shape our decade as Jeff Bezos’s behemoth. Rise of mobile.
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Lenny Rachitsky
MAY 14, 2024
In part one , I shared the largest-ever data set of startup pivots. ” —Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO Discord: “We soft-launched Fates Forever in the fall of 2013 and, after months of testing, had a hunch it wasn’t going to be a hit, but we released it anyway in the spring of 2014 to confirm.
Intercom, Inc.
JULY 21, 2022
Along the way, we’ve interviewed trailblazers, business leaders, makers and doers to share their experience and insights on all things startup strategy, product management, design, marketing, customer experience, and much, much more. Here’s Rachel. For Slack, that was clearly the engineering and dev communities, who love new tools.
The Product Coalition
AUGUST 23, 2023
In my experience, products without a clear, meaningful purpose face an uphill battle in several ways: The struggle to find traction: Without a clear purpose, it can be challenging to identify and attract a customers Difficulty differentiating: in crowded markets, differentiation is critical.
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 28, 2020
Jonathan, you mentioned Aircall’s original vision and mission back in 2014 when you got started was to reinvent the business phone. Jonathan: Back in 2014, we thought, “Okay, we need to be able to build a phone system that any entrepreneur can use anywhere in the world.” Jonathan: Definitely.
The Product Coalition
OCTOBER 2, 2024
That’s why product leaders like Stefan Röse of the insights automation startup Quantilope focus on providing researchers with high-quality data as quickly as possible. Stefan Röse Stefan is the Senior Director, Strategic Accounts EMEA at Quantilope, a German-founded company established in 2014.
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