Very few people in the mobile industry will disagree that mobile payments are today’s biggest challenge for developers. In the Apple universe, there is a strong solution to the problem: Apple simply requires users to register their credit cards before they can use any services. But this approach only works for a very small segment … Continue reading “Could Virtual Nanotransactions Solve the Mobile Payments Problem?”
Author: Ilja Laurs
Ilja Laurs is the Founder and CEO of GetJar, the world's largest open mobile application store with nearly 2 billion downloads. He was recently listed as the leader of "10 Start-ups That Will Change Your Life" by TIME Magazine and named a Technology Pioneer in 2011 by the World Economic Forum. As a recognized thought leader, Ilja speaks at all major telecommunication conferences and is regularly quoted in such respectable news sources as CNBC, BBC, Forbes and many others. In February 2010, Ilja made the cover of the America's leading entrepreneurship magazine "Entrepreneur."
Choosing The Right Business Model For Your App
Today nobody questions that the apps economy is going to be big. Very big. At least four different researchers predict the apps industry will bring in $30-40 billion dollars a year in just three to five years. Just to put this into perspective, the entire music industry is estimated to generate $25 billion a year. … Continue reading “Choosing The Right Business Model For Your App”