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I’m back! With a new app. It’s called HeadsApp.co

George
February 6, 2021
Augmented Reality

Deep Augmented Reality with DeepAR.ai

George
May 21, 2017
Billion Dollar Apps

A New Underground AppStore that’s Blowing Up (from Amazon)

George
March 9, 2016
Marketing, user acquisition

The Secret Terms on Unicorn Startup Termsheets

George
January 3, 2016
Billion Dollar Apps, Legal

Google Downloads Soaring but Apple makes the money …

George
February 3, 2015
Audience Building, ecommerce, Google
Downloads still aren't translating to dollars for Google and developers who create applications for its Play store for Android devices, as Apple's iOS App Store remains far and away the most profitable digital...

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...

How to Get More Instagram Likes and Comments

George
January 8, 2015
Insights, Instagram
Long live Instagram! In the world of social media, the status of our popularity lives and dies by likes and comments. Such is the case for the photo-sharing app, Instagram. While it may sound simplistic and...

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...

$40 billion app: What another $1 billion in the bank means for Uber

George
December 4, 2014
Funding, Uber
Uber wants to be the world’s private driving service. Now the company is amassing the war chest to do it. The start-up closed a new $1.2 billion round of financing on Thursday, with investors valuing the...

Snapchat exploding in India, Fastest Growing App in the World

George
December 4, 2014
Insights, Snapchat
Even as Facebook, predominantly, continues to be the world’s largest social network and by that argument is the most used app today, Snapchat is the fastest growing app in the world, up by 56 per cent this...

5 Financing Tips for founders that give you power and control

George
November 20, 2014
Insights, Legal
In the first half of this year, the level of venture-capital investment hit its highest quarterly mark since Q2 2001. Big M&A deals like WhatsApp, Oculus and Zillow have become prolific. And more and more...

FHM – Apps are all Things to All Men – November 2014

George
November 9, 2014
Billion Dollar Apps, Book, Insights
It was great to be featured in FHM Magazine this month... Unfortunately the article is only on paper online ... so apologies for the...

George Berkowski Q&A: FutureBook keynote

George
November 9, 2014
Communications, ecommerce, Insights, Management
This piece appeared on theBookSeller.com --- George Berkowski is a former rocket scientist turned app developer turned serial digital entrepreneur. In this Q&A, ahead of his keynote speech at...

Billion Dollar Startups in Stockholm

George
November 9, 2014
Billion Dollar Apps, Insights
According to venture firm Atomico, Stockholm has Europe's largest collection of billion dollar startups. The firm did a rather rigorous analysis of all the startups launched after 2003 with a valuation of at...
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How to Build a Billion Dollar App takes a comprehensive look at how the world's top apps reached billion-dollar valuations. Read what people are saying about the book.

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George Berkowski is an entrepreneur, MIT Rocket Scientist, product guy and lover of apps.

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