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Advanced Solutions International sells the other 364 days
Saas · Enterprise · Education

Advanced Solutions International sells the other 364 days

An association can fill a convention hall and still lose its members. ASI builds the software that keeps the relationship going after everyone goes home.

association-management · membership-softwareRead →
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The Lobbying Firm That Learned to Run the Whole Ranch
Enterprise · Climate

The Lobbying Firm That Learned to Run the Whole Ranch

Western Skies Strategies began with a rancher carrying other ranchers' arguments to Washington. Then it discovered that influence depends on everything nobody sees: clean books, working databases, full rooms and people who answer the phone.

government-relations · association-managementRead →
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Stop Shopping for a Community Platform
Saas · Enterprise · Media

Stop Shopping for a Community Platform

Glue Up, Patreon, Common Room and Invision Community all sell “community.” What they actually sell are different answers to who belongs, who pays and what participation is worth.

community-platforms · community-managementRead →
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The Quiet Land Grab Inside Membership Software
Saas · Enterprise · Platform

The Quiet Land Grab Inside Membership Software

Private equity spent a decade buying up the software that runs your professional association. Personify, Higher Logic, Glue Up and a bootstrapped upstart called GroupApp show what is left of the market - and who owns it now.

membership-software · association-management-softwareRead →
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Everybody Wants to Host Your Community Now
Saas · Social · Media

Everybody Wants to Host Your Community Now

Kajabi, Discourse, Disciple and a pack of rivals are selling creators and brands the same promise - leave the algorithm behind and own the people who show up. Here is who is actually fighting for the private community, and what they are betting on.

community-platforms · creator-economyRead →
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Mighty Networks, Website Toolbox, and the Land Grab for Communities
Saas · Media · Education

Mighty Networks, Website Toolbox, and the Land Grab for Communities

Two platforms, two decades apart in age, are chasing the same prize - the online communities that creators and brands actually own instead of rent from a social feed. Here is what each one is really selling.

community-platforms · creator-economyRead →
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The Six-Way Fight to Run Your Online Community
Saas · Enterprise · Social

The Six-Way Fight to Run Your Online Community

IgniteTech, Bevy, Threado, Salesforce, Raklet and Patreon all sell the same promise - a home for your people. Here is how six very different companies are carving up the business of belonging.

community-platform · community-managementRead →