Viber joins the Billion Dollar App Club George March 12, 2014 Audience Building, Billion Dollar Apps, Communications, Viber The Japanese Internet retailer Rakuten plans to pay nearly $1 billion for Viber Media Inc., the company behind the Viber app. It's an interesting strategy which allows Rakuten to compete more closely with...
Unicorns: What Billion Dollar Startups Have in Common George February 6, 2014 Billion Dollar Apps, Research It always pay to learn from the best, the most successful companies. There is, after all, not much point trying to learn from the average and mediocre. Especially if you're time poor, like most of us these...
Kevin Systrom – Founder and CEO, Instagram George January 3, 2014 Billion Dollar Apps, Founder Interviews, Insights, Instagram, Photography Kevin Rose interviews the CEO of Instagram. Very candid and insightful interview....
Evan Spiegal – CEO of Snapchat (and how he plans to make money) George October 27, 2013 Billion Dollar Apps, Communications, Founder Interviews, Insights, Snapchat Evan talks about how Snapchat will make money at Techcrunch Disrupt, San Francisco...
The Mobile Money Shot George June 25, 2013 Audience Building, Billion Dollar Apps, Facebook, Instagram I have to recommend this great piece by Kara Swisher in Vanity Fair. Unlike the tech magazines and blogs, VF is able to really dig deep into the story behind the world's first Billion Dollar App. The sale of...
