Jan

08

The 3 best business models for a consumer company

After bootstrapping a startup in the consumer space (B2C) for 6 years, I’ve learned what makes an effective business

Jan 8, 2022

2 min read

Nov

09

How NOT to screw up switching your app to subscriptions

This week, the makers behind a popular iPad app announced a switch from a paid upfront to a freemium subscription

Nov 9, 2021

2 min read

Aug

17

Why I support the Open App Markets Act

This is an op-ed I did for a local paper in support of the Open App Markets Act. Sen. Klobuchar,

Aug 17, 2021

2 min read

Sep

03

Why you should charge more for your app subscriptions

The conventional wisdom for app subscriptions is to price affordably, like $1.99/month, and hopefully attract lots of subscribers

Sep 3, 2020

2 min read

Sep

22

How churn can limit your subscription business

Or how you can estimate subscription revenue with a leaky bucket... Given Apple’s push behind App Store subscriptions and

Sep 22, 2017

3 min read

May

01

Managing your psychology as a founder

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned from building and launching Astropad [http://astropad.com/] is this: managing

May 1, 2015

3 min read

Mar

10

Mac apps are harder than iOS apps

Mac apps are trickier to build, and we aren’t likely to see that change in the near future

Mar 10, 2014

5 min read