Gumroad's CEO on the company's first 10 years, competitors like Patreon and Substack, the rise of the creator economy, and how app store “taxes” stifle growth
Danny Konstantinovic / The Business of Business : Tweets: @trengriffin , @thebizofbiz , @efeng , @griffingranberg , @benedictevans , and @benedictevans . Thanks: @smalera Tweets: Tren Griffin / @tren...
Gumroad's CEO on the company's first 10 years, competitors like Patreon and Substack, the rise of the creator economy, and how app store “taxes” stifle growth
When you visit Gumroad's website, one of the first things you see is a simple promise. — “Gumroad makes it possible for you to: Escape your 9-5 desk job. Tweets: @efeng , @griffingranberg , @benedic...
In 2020, 60% to 70% of 9-year-old YouTuber Ryan Kaji's $30M annual revenue came from merchandise licensing deals, passing YouTube ad revenue for the first time
Bloomberg : Tweets: @efeng , @business , @grady_booch , @business , and @lucas_shaw See also Mediagazer Tweets: Eric Feng / @efeng : “The most successful YouTube operations see ad revenue as a dimini...
VC-backed consumer startups are outperforming enterprise startups at IPOs in this decade, going public more often at higher valuations, compared to the 2000s
On May 10th, ride hailing juggernaut Uber Technologies went public raising $8.1 billion at an initial valuation just over $75 billion. Tweets: @efeng , @gavinsbaker , and @efeng Tweets: Eric Feng / @e...
Analysis: since 2011, 60% of VC funds raised in the US every year have been seed funds; the rate of non-seed funds raised has been stable for the past 15 years
Eric Feng : Tweets: @workmj , @howardlindzon , @shaig , @bznotes , and @cristinagberta Tweets: Michael Jackson / @workmj : “15 years ago, it was about 7 investments made before you got one return. No...
Overview of the iPhone-fueled “golden age” of tech startups from 2009-2012, how FAANG firms succeeded in its aftermath, and why B2C startups still have a chance
Ten years ago this month on July 10, 2008, Apple first unveiled the App Store and kicked off one of the greatest periods … Tweets: @gaurav1105 , @joshelman , @sriramk , @nikitabier , and @howardlindzo...