Category: Scale

A Startup Product Should Scale Like A Rebellion
If you want to start a revolution, you will not simply go out in the public square and shout your

What SaaS Companies Can Learn From Franchisees
Your business is as good as a rating on a scale from 0 to 1. That’s the core of it.

A Startup Married To A Media Company — A Match Made In Heaven
Media companies withhold the attention of the people. They focus on whatever makes the eyeballs turn into their direction. That’s

There Are Different Types Of Scale And You Might Pick The Wrong One
Media companies “scale” their way by hiring more people to write articles/news/whatnot. I use scale in quotation marks as it’s

Spotify’s Freemium Meant Good Business Sense
Spotify was in a tough situation. They entered a market where freemium was not only the modus operandi — read:

“I Don’t Have Enough Users, Thus My Product Is Not Ready” — How To Solve The Catch-22
You know the usual catch-22 of some products — not all of them though. “This social network of mine would

Uber And Facebook Are The Same But Different. Here’s Why.
Network effects. They make the tech world spin around, in the pursuit of growth. Why? Easy: because CAC is halved

Want Your SaaS To Reach 9 Digits in ARR? Do This.
Everyone SaaS is pursuing scale. Every SaaS CEO has read stories about Uber/Airbnb/some other unicorn and said “Yes, that’s what

How To Properly Grow A SaaS Company For The Long Term
Yes, a logo or visual identity update won’t do as much for your company, when you’re just starting out. I’m

Building Something Worth Billions
Putting two people in touch — at scale. Through software. That’s one of the ways you could build something worth

Why Is Unscalable Work The Answer For SaaS Products?
SaaS product means “scale”. MailChimp, SalesForce, Dropbox or Adobe — all huge because of their scale. The thing is: that’s

The SaaS Network Effect: Lessons from Slack’s IPO
Frequent readers of this blog will know about my obsession with the SaaS network effect. In truth, it’s an ideal