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Posted by on Apr 24, 2013 in Random, Funny, or Cool, Startups | 1 comment

Seriously. Wot Went Wrong? The Answer to All your Love Related Questions.

Seriously. Wot Went Wrong? The Answer to All your Love Related Questions.

Like I’ve said in the past, it’s not every day that I write about a company that’s not completely related to mobile.  Fortunately for you,  today is one of those days. Last night I found myself at an event with about 20 other women in the room.  I quickly realized that I was the only guy there and thought to myself, “Well gee – this should be interesting..”   After hearing about what Women Inspire Tech (WIT) is all about, I realized that it was a pretty cool organization they had pulled together.  As I mentioned briefly to the organizer Tiffany, “It’s great you guys are hosting these events to help women create more meaningful connections and see how we can all help each other…” “..It reminds me a lot of my friend Mark Sackett’s event he has called, The Art of Active Networking“.   It wasn’t until a little later in the evening that I ran into Audrey from Australia who happens to be the CEO of WotWentWrong.com. ...

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Posted by on Apr 23, 2013 in Apps, Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

PathMapp Goes Live

PathMapp Goes Live

Mobile A/B testing startup PathMapp that made their debut at Tech Crunch Disrupt earlier last year has officially went live today.   Pathmapp has essentially created a solution that allows developers to test different designs and push them out in realtime. Today, the startup is officially launching their  A/B testing platform for native iOS apps, with the goal of enabling mobile developers the ability to optimize their apps and increase conversions without sacraficing their users experience, or even making substantial workflow changes.   PathMapp CTO Andrew Herman said, “As mobile developers, we saw this massive gap in the market,”  “Similar technologies have existed on the web for years, but have been sorely lacking in the mobile space since the first iPhone debuted in 2007.”   Today, App developers can use Pathmapp to dynamically change the campaigns pushed to their users in realtime.   Additionally, Pathmapp has improved their analytics and statistics to offer “confidence measurement,” which crunches the numbers on user behavior and interaction, informing developers which designs are...

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Posted by on Apr 18, 2013 in Apps, Marketing, Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

Tapfame Gives Developers Street Cred

Tapfame Gives Developers Street Cred

After months of working on your big project you’ve finally delivered it to your client and you ask yourself, “Gee – What’s next?”.  For many developers that may be the end of things. ..BUT what if instead you were able to take this project you’ve recently completed and have it visible and open for the world to see what you’ve labored so long over? That’s where Tapfame comes in. TapFame is where mobile developers and designers get credit for the apps they’ve built. Their mission is to make it easy for you to showcase your work, learn about new mobile technologies and find other mobile developers to work with and collaborate with. Founded by Ankit Ranka and Satjot Sawhney, the two came together with a common goal of ‘giving developers the tools they needed to succeed’.  In a recent interview with Co-Founder Ankit, I had the opportunity to ask him several questions about: how the company got started, Tapfames goals, and why Tapfame is critical for app developers to...

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Posted by on Apr 17, 2013 in Apps, Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

Supercell Revenue up to $2.4 Million a Day

Supercell Revenue up to $2.4 Million a Day

Jesus.  That’s the first thing that comes to mind when I hear about this news.  $2.4 Million a day.  Really?  Not bad.  Actually, that’s awesome.  Supercell (the creators of Clash of Clans) is said to be the fastest growing game company ever.  This figure comes from an interview Supercell CEO Ikka Paananen had with Forbes where the company was valued at $800 million.  Seeing as they just raised an additional $130 Million, grossed $100 million in revenue last year in Q4, and already made $179 million in Q1 of 2013 – it goes without saying, they’re doing something right. At this rate by the end of 2013, some predict the valuation could reach $1 billion or more, making the company worth 2x the amount of EA’s mobile games division, itself built on over 900 previous releases.   In the interview Paanenen told Forbes, “It really is that simple – just design something great, something that users love,”   And in a separate one with PocketGamer.biz, “After working for big...

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Posted by on Apr 12, 2013 in Apps, Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

LinkedIN Acquires Pulse for $90 Million

LinkedIN Acquires Pulse for $90 Million

A BIG Congrats First of All. Had a chance to attend one of Pulse’s open-invite developer events a couple months ago and spoke with Co-Founder and CTO Ankit Gupta about how much progress they’ve made and how incredible of a framework/platform they’ve built to do the things that Pulse does.  If you’re not already familiar with Pulse, then you should know at the very least, it’s “a fast and beautiful way to read your favorite blogs, magazines, social networks and newspapers.”   Back to the point, LinkedIn has announced a deal to buy Pulse, at an offer of $90 million. While LinkedIN hasn’t announced any specific plans for Pulse, they note: it wants to be the “definitive professional publishing platform,” where “professionals come to consume content and where publishers come to share their content.” Other thoughts include: LinkedIn using the technology to improve LinkedIn Today, (its own aggregation service), gaining access to publishers that have already been acquired by Pulse, demographic data, and additional advertising opportunities. One thing that’s been...

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Posted by on Apr 3, 2013 in Mobile, Startups | 0 comments

Apptopia to Project Apps Future Revenue / Valuation [INFOGRAPHIC]

Apptopia to Project Apps Future Revenue / Valuation [INFOGRAPHIC]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could some-how just know whether or not an app will be a runaway success in the future?  Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a company that took a handful of metrics based on: DAU’s, Downloads, Revenue per month, and the like and was able to determine the valuation of a company if they were to sell?   I think it would be nice.  And, Apptopia thinks so too.  The company which only launched 12 months ago, and has achieved $1 million in sales ($850k to developers) is now ‘relaunching’ its website with an emphasis on a more investment/ROI-focused model, specifically how an app’s current activity in terms of the aforementioned metrics can be monetized to make a return.  At present, Apptopia is able to make a 6-month projection for an app based on data currently available, this allows them to make a 6-month projection of revenue for an app, as well as the projected monthly ad revenue for the app before ads are...

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