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The lasting impact of Adobe’s move to subscriptions

When Adobe introduced its Creative Cloud subscription service in April 2012, it was unclear how consumers would respond. Would they really adopt Adobe's new online service over the traditional boxed product?

Kavita Reddy — 14 Nov 2015

Growth in daily fantasy sports as football season kicked off

September is the biggest time of the year for daily fantasy sports (DFS) to acquire new players - and this September has been the biggest ever for the two leading companies, DraftKings and FanDuel.

Kavita Reddy — 22 Oct 2015

People ride Uber more than you think

A look of how domestic growth, customers, and rider engagement have changed at Uber over time.

Mike Babineau — 28 Jul 2015

Amazon Prime Day spike in revenue, customers

Amazon Prime Day appears to have been a success. See how single-day US sales for Amazon.com compared with a year prior.

Mike Babineau — 21 Jul 2015

The success of Gobble’s pivot

Gobble was started in 2011 as a marketplace for home-cooked food. By 2014, they had become a pre-cooked meal subscription service as part of YC. Neither model really took off, so in September they pivoted again - this time to meal kits.

Mike Babineau — 24 Jun 2015

Nothing hairy about Dollar Shave Club’s growth

Dollar Shave Club has had quite a ramp leading up to their $75M round. Since launching their subscription service in March 2012, they've grown to $100M+ ARR and have yet to lose steam.

Mike Babineau — 23 Jun 2015