Why we started working in pods, and what we found out along the way — JoyTunes is enjoying massive growth, with business growth exceeding the pace of team and company building. Expanding the team and the company are good challenges to have, but challenges nonetheless. …

A (surprising?) case study of geographical pricing — TL;DR an experimental pricing scheme for global sales increased our music learning revenue at Simply by 15%. Yes, it was based on Big Macs. “You know what made us the biggest, meanest, Big Mac eating, calorie-counting, world-dominating kick-ass powerhouse country in the history of the human race? The pursuit of…

Apple’s new focus on reducing churn — EDIT (July 16 2017): Apple released the features described here! Relevant links appear at the bottom. Continuing what might gradually become a mild obsession with subscriptions, I had the great privilege of attending Apple’s main event and exploring all the shiny new things coming up for subscriptions. As should be…

Mobile App Subscriptions — Part III — This is the third (and last?) part of my random subscription thoughts, which summarizes recent dramatic changes in mobile subscription and my own humble opinion of why this is freakin’ HUGE. The first two parts cover challenges in mobile app subscriptions and tips to get it right. *Disclaimer: While I…

Mobile App Subscriptions — Part II — After Part I described the challenges of mobile app subscriptions, and just before we go into the big market changes in Part III, it’s time for a few insights we learned at Simply for making mobile app subscriptions work. We’ll start with launching a new app with a subscription model…

Mobile App Subscriptions — Part I — For easy navigation, I separated my random subscription insights into three. This first part gives a taste of the many challenges of mobile app subscriptions which we’ll try to overcome with tips in the second part. …

Growing Pains: Lessons learned in a small, yet growing, startup — Following positive feedback on our post about Simply’ successful launch on Product Hunt, I thought we could possibly share some more of our ongoing experiences in a growing startup. Here, I’ll discuss our decision to introduce a semi-formal performance review process in our company. I enjoy corporate bureaucracy like any…

…and some tips to get you through the day — As we just crossed 1,000 votes on Product Hunt, I figured it made sense to share a little of the crazy day we had when we launched. First, please note this is not a tutorial on Product Hunt. It’s my own humble recollection of our launch day that led to…