Executive Summary: DocuSign is a software platform that provides a variety of products. The company’s flagship product allows people to sign contracts online. DocuSign makes money via subscriptions. The company has adopted a freemium business model which allows users to test the product free of charge. Founded in 2003, DocuSign has grown to become the … Read more
Executive Summary: OpenTable is a restaurant reservation platform that allows you to book tables and subsequently pay for your food. OpenTable makes money via subscriptions, booking and service fees, advertising, referral fees, and by running its own restaurant. Founded in 1998, the company has risen to become the de-facto market leader for restaurant reservations in … Read more
Executive Summary: Barstool Sports is a digital media company that produces audio, video, and text content in the areas of sports and pop culture. Barstool Sports makes money via display, podcast, and video advertising, subscriptions, betting, pay-per-view events, as well as eCommerce sales. Founded in 2003, Barstool has grown to become one of the leading … Read more
Executive Summary: Shopify is an ecommerce platform that allows anyone to set up a digital storefront. Furthermore, it offers additional products and services such as POS systems or fulfillment. Shopify makes money via premium subscriptions, transaction and referral fees, hardware sales, commissions from its app, theme, and Exchange marketplace, domain sales, email marketing, investments, and … Read more
Executive Summary: GoodRx is an online platform, comprised of an app and a website, which allows users to compare drug prices at over 70,000 in the United States. Coupons offered by GoodRx then allow users to save money on their prescriptions. GoodRx makes money via fees paid on coupon redemptions, a monthly subscription fee, online … Read more
Executive Summary: Duolingo is a platform that offers users the ability to learn over 40 languages, ranging from English to Russian. Duolingo makes money via a premium subscription, display ads, fees from events, and language proficiency tests. The company operates under a freemium business model. Founded in 2011, Duolingo has risen to become the world’s … Read more
Executive Summary: TripAdvisor is an online platform that helps users to collect travel-related information, create reviews, and book flights, hotel rooms, restaurant seats, and much more. TripAdvisor makes money from click-based advertising, subscription services, commissions, sponsored placements, listing fees, and reservation fees. Founded in 2000, TripAdvisor has become one of the world’s most frequented websites. … Read more
Executive Summary: GitHub is a platform that allows software engineers (and other collaborators) to manage projects online. GitHub makes money by offering premium subscription plans to teams and organizations as well as a fee it generates when users purchase third-party apps on their platform. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GitHub has … Read more
Executive Summary: FabFitFun is an online subscription service that sends out boxes with predominantly female products on a quarterly basis. Product categories include electronics, cosmetics, fashion, and more. FabFitFun makes money from the box subscriptions, a styling fee for its clothing boxes, as well as by advertising other brands and products. Founded in 2010, FabFitFun … Read more
Executive Summary: Discord is a communication platform that allows gamers (and everybody else) to organize themselves in so-called servers. The platform is available on Android, iPhone, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC devices. Discord makes money from premium subscriptions, fees from game sales and memberships, as well as server boosting. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in … Read more