In 2007 the iPhone was released to the world. It was a pivotal moment in the history of consumer technology, bringing instant connectivity to user fingertips.
Then, in 2008, the iPhone App Store was announced, and consumer software would never be the same. All of a sudden calling something an “Internet company” made it sound old, and non-mobile natives like Facebook rushed to embrace the iPhone platform, while apps like Uber went native to the iPhone right away. In 2019, iPhones are more than a consumer software platform, they are a lifeline, giving many people their primary access to communication, transportation, food delivery, and social media.
Here are a couple new areas that I haven’t found great apps for. If you are building an app or know one in this area, please contact me. In the long-term, however, these positive behavior inducing apps have the potential to scale to FANG levels if they can leverage a few strategies to retain and grow user bases:
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