How Slack built a platform and unlocked ⚡️ network effects [Platform playbook]This week Slack’s co-founder, Stewart Butterfield announced leaving Salesforce (SFDC). Slack is now folded into SFDC #platform, its...
Why VCs underestimated Shopify AppStore and #channelparnters initially? When Bessemer Venture Partners invested in Shopify in 2010, they considered 3% probability of it reaching $0.4B valuation (BVP exited at...
Shopify focused on #ecosystem early and now paying $0.4B/yr to partners [Ecosystem playbook]Shopify is one of the top B2B SaaS companies that focused on #ecosystem early. Last year it paid 💎 $411M to their App Store partners (8%...
How to launch a successful Startups Partner Program? [Loom playbook]Companies like AWS, HubSpot, Loom get strong traction with 🗽 Startups Partner Programs. Learn these 5️⃣ lessons from Loom and Asana,...