The Second Mobile Revolution George March 14, 2016 Insights, Research The first 2.5bn smartphones brought us Instagram, Snapchat, Uber, Whatsapp, Kik, Venmo, Duolingo, and most importantly, drove the big web apps to build world class mobile apps and move their userbases from web...
6 Forces Behind the AI Boom George October 12, 2015 Research I am becoming increasing interested in AI. It seems to be finally hitting its stride - it's coming a micro-service available to all (wit.ai), it's learning to play video games by itself (Deepmind) and Google...
How many smartphones and mobile users are out there? George January 27, 2015 Insights, Research 1 Comment I really like this post from Benedict Evans over at A16Z. It's fascinating to think how quickly the mobile user landscape is changing ~ and that means you really need to get your head around where the numbers...
If you’re looking for a billion dollar idea check out this chart … George December 27, 2014 Billion Dollar Apps, Insights, Research So I love this chart, it's basically a version of the 67 Human Universals that I write about in 'How to Build a Billion Dollar App'. I still believe that we're very much in the age of...
Which Universities Produce the Best Entrepreneurs? George August 31, 2014 Insights, Research Pitchbook has put together its 2014 list of the top universities producing VC-backed entrepreneurs. In 2013 the list turned out to be a huge hit. This year, it has grown to includes educational backgrounds...
Five rules to help you make the next billion-dollar app (hint: think simple) George August 29, 2014 Insights, Research Only 12 apps in history have made a billion dollars or more, but entrepreneur George Berkowski's new book explains what they have in common - and why the next Facebook-sized hit could be a calendar. “If you...
Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen Explain Everything George August 26, 2014 Funding, Insights, Research This is a great two part podcast from the founders of famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (also known at A16Z). Around their firm they use the term “software eats the world” as a guide for how...
The top 10 apps in the US today? George August 25, 2014 Insights, Research While Facebook comes top of the heap with a healthy margin, it's clear the Google owns the biggest chunk of the top ten...
Snapchat Snapshot: Audience Numbers, Demographics and Advertising George June 28, 2014 Audience Building, Communications, Research, Snapchat Snapchat has emerged as an everyday communication tool for millions of teens and young adults, particularly in the U.S. and Western Europe. Snapchat launched in September 2011, so it is not...
Google Still Lags Behind Apple in terms of App Revenue George June 27, 2014 Google, Research At Google's I/O developer conference, it said it paid $5 billion to developers in the past 12 months. Analyst Jan Dawson charted out his estimate of what that looks like on a quarterly basis, and compared it...
Mobile Apps Are Dominating Media Consumption George June 26, 2014 Research A new report by comScore shows how far along we are in the ongoing shift towards mobile media usage. In many categories, digital media usage is almost exclusively happening on mobile devices now. According...
Mobile Engagement Hits New Highs George June 25, 2014 advertising, Marketing, Research The consumer shift to mobile reached new milestones in May 2014. Two separate measurements underscore the change. First, time spent on mobile apps in the U.S. accounted for the majority of time spent (51%) in...
