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The story behind the chirp: Intercom’s notification sound

Intercom, Inc.

The sounds you hear every day have been carefully curated not just to drive you towards a specific action but also to set a certain mood and encapsulate the brand that created them – just think about the Window’s 95 startup sound, a six-second-long chime composed by Brian Eno and one of the most recognizable sounds of all time.

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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, I’m often asked- so what kind of startups are you investing in at Andreessen Horowitz? Content marketing. The origin of the Michelin Guide and why content marketing still works. The most exciting new technologies coming around the corner, and how to evaluate them for producing new startups.

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What the evolution of cities can teach us about building platforms

Intercom, Inc.

Why was WhatsApp successful when there were other similar messaging platforms? Why did Slack conquer the workplace messaging field in the face of so many competitors? They took note and improved public transport and implemented bike schemes, for instance. Why do you use Facebook and not MySpace? Similarly with social networks.

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Product Managers Start To Use Robots To Deliver Groceries

The Accidental Product Manager

There are a number of reasons that product managers are going to make this type of vehicle happen first: existing laws, simple physics, the current transportation infrastructure, and the size of the market to be served. Product managers believe that home delivery of groceries is a market that is ripe for disruption.

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Travis – thank you for leading us at Uber

Andrew Chen

This pic is from two years ago, taken at Uber’s HQ on 11th and Market. I want to take a moment to acknowledge – even as we’re at the peak amount of noise in the press – all the amazing qualities that Travis embodies as an entrepreneur and leader, especially in the context of a guy whose last startup had <10 people.

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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Andrew Chen

Dear readers, I’m often asked- so what kind of startups are you investing in at Andreessen Horowitz? Content marketing. The origin of the Michelin Guide and why content marketing still works. The most exciting new technologies coming around the corner, and how to evaluate them for producing new startups.

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Top 10 Mobile Payment Options in Japan

freshtrax

the mobile payment market size in Japan is expected to increase from 8 million USD in 2017 to 48 million USD by 2023 (at the rate of 100 JPY = $ 0.8951 USD). Please note that these numbers above are the total market size of both NFC based solution and QR based solution. Japan’s Mobile Payment Landscape in 2019. Wallet accounts.