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Shopify paid out $561m to app developers in 2022

Shopify paid out $561m to app developers in 2022

Shopify’s latest investor overview “Leading the future of commerce” just dropped, and features some eyewateringly good numbers for their partner ecosystem.

GitHub Copilot generates up to 46% of all code (but you're not out of a job)

GitHub Copilot generates up to 46% of all code (but you're not out of a job)

News just in from GitHub: your new pair programming compadre is a friendly bot that likes to wear aviation goggles and sizeable headphones.

An Embarrassing Oversight Helped Create Facebook's $167billion Mobile Advertising Business

An Embarrassing Oversight Helped Create Facebook's $167billion Mobile Advertising Business

Half-way through 2012, you’d have been forgiven for thinking that Facebook was doing a MySpace. In other words, Facebook was on a fast path to slow, painful decline.

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On True App Marketplaces, Nobody Knows You're A Dog

On True App Marketplaces, Nobody Knows You're A Dog

In July 1993 cartoonist Peter Steiner sat at his desk, trying to think of a clever caption for one of many cartoons he created for the New Yorker.

Lessons in Platform Strategy from Atlassian’s 2019 Investor Session

Lessons in Platform Strategy from Atlassian’s 2019 Investor Session

One of the best ways to get a closer look “under the hood” of public companies is to check out their Investor Day presentations.

People, Platforms, and PWAs: Three Forces Driving the Future of Micro-entrepreneurship

People, Platforms, and PWAs: Three Forces Driving the Future of Micro-entrepreneurship

The technology industry’s buzzword du jour is “platform.” Conceptually, the idea of a “platform” is not new, but technology companies’ desire to become platform companies, and the number of new companies claiming their status as a “platform” has accelerated dramatically over the last few years.

Why the Gig Economy’s Minimum Wage Debate Matters to Platform Companies

Why the Gig Economy’s Minimum Wage Debate Matters to Platform Companies

Fast Company recently reported that contractors at multiple delivery platforms have partnered with labor advocacy group Working Washington to demand a $15/hour minimum wage across the entire gig economy.

API Product Management: Your API Is Not A Feature

API Product Management: Your API Is Not A Feature

Early stage SaaS companies survive and thrive by creating new customer value as fast as they can. Product managers ignore market trends and customer feedback from early adopters at their peril.

Browsers, Not Apps, Are Still The Future Of Mobile

Browsers, Not Apps, Are Still The Future Of Mobile

In late 2016, whilst leading the Developer Platform team at Intercom, I published a blog post titled “Browsers, not apps, are the future of mobile.”

Consumer Messengers Are The Future Of Business Messaging

Consumer Messengers Are The Future Of Business Messaging

In early 2018 the city of San Jose — deep in California’s Santa Clara Valley — hosted two events a week apart that together signalled the most significant shift in a behaviour for over a decade.

What Technology Platforms Can Learn from McDonald’s

What Technology Platforms Can Learn from McDonald’s

With 40,000 outlets in 120 countries serving almost 70 million customers every day, McDonald’s is one of the most valuable brands in the world.

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