Learning and Profiting from Black Swan Events — Val Agostino, Monarch Money
On the podcast: Val Agostino talks about the importance of passion for the product you’re working on, how to differentiate in a crowded market, and why achieving the ‘viable’ in Minimum Viable Product is harder than ever.
Scaling Your Subscription App with Meta Ads – Marcus Burke, Independent Consultant
On the podcast: Marcus Burke talks about the past, present, and future of Meta ads, tactics to scale subscription apps on Meta, and why you should probably exclude younger audiences in your targeting.
Lessons from a Lackluster Launch — David Barnard, Weather Up
On the podcast: David talks about the many failures of his recent app launch, the surprising results of his first-ever A/B test, and the many reasons why you shouldn’t plan a big app launch.
The Future of Subscription Apps (Why We’re So Excited For 2024)
On the podcast we discuss RevenueCat’s 2024 State of Subscription Apps report, the state of the app industry more broadly, and why a slight drop in renewals in 2023 isn’t as bad as it may seem.
Building a Content Marketing Flywheel — Fares Ksebati, MySwimPro
Our guest today is Fares Ksebati, Co-Founder and CEO of MySwimPro, the leading swim coaching app. On the podcast talk with Fares about how to build a content marketing flywheel, the importance of content that’s inherently valuable, and why you shouldn’t give up on content marketing even if your early attempts only get a few views.
Apple’s Response to the EU’s DMA: What Developers Need to Know
On 25th January, Apple published its guidance on how it would comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The response, in keeping with Apple’s response to other demands for reforms, effectively disincentivizes most apps from taking advantage of the changes. The changes are complex and confusing, and the answer to whether apps should make changes isn’t completely black-and-white.
How to Succeed with Freemium and Hybrid Monetization — Paul Ganev, Surfline
Our guest today is Paul Ganev, Vice President of Strategy, Business Development & Analytics at Surfline. On the podcast we talk with Paul about the strategic pitfalls in modeling Total Addressable Market, how freemium should work, and why Surfline’s current success was actually 38 years in the making.
Lessons from 121 A/B Tests - Kenneth Schlenker, Opal
On the podcast we talk with Kenneth about scaling to $5M in ARR on paid ads, positive and negative results from 121 A/B tests, and why they still haven’t built an Android app.