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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

Putting narrative order on the past decade, a 10-year-period that has somehow remained stubbornly nameless, is quite the challenge, but it’s impossible to make sense of the 2010s without understanding the role of software. To give some perspective, there were about 300 million smartphones sold in 2010.

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Growing a Digital Goods Company in Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Insights

FastSpring

The payments landscape and how it affects businesses trying to grow in Asia. If you’re not sure how to kickstart growth for your digital products or software business in Asia, listen or watch now! Before joining FastSpring, I spent quite a number of years within the payments industry. Jump to video. | Jump to transcript.

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Making things people want

Intercom, Inc.

If you’re building a new product, it’s because you believe you can create a better solution that people will want to use because it delivers a better outcome. Pick a need where the existing solutions are old, complex and bloated, and find the simplest smallest set of steps possible to deliver the same outcome. What people want.

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Alternative Payment Methods for Accepting Payments

Subscription Flow

The 2000s were all about making payments through credit and debit cards. The 2010s were a period of uncertainty with multiple alternative payment methods entering the fray. Now, as we approach the middle of the 2020s, it has become obvious that the payments industry is undergoing significant changes.

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FastSpring at NAMM 2024!

FastSpring

With education tracks spanning music, audio, and entertainment, broaden your skills and wrap your head around AI with hundreds of education sessions throughout the day. It’s about getting hands-on with the tools for your craft, meeting collaborators, and inventing the next game changer. Schedule a demo now or at NAMM in person!

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Join FastSpring at ChinaJoy 2024!

FastSpring

Game, as a new cultural carrier, is not only a form of entertainment, but also represents a process of creation and exploration. Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games! With a massive and engaged player base, China represents a lucrative opportunity for growth and innovation.

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?