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The Subscription Value Loop: A framework for growing consumer subscription businesses

Lenny's NewsletterLenny's Newsletter · 11m ago
The Subscription Value Loop: A framework for growing consumer subscription businesses
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This Article features Phil Carter's 'Subscription Value Loop', a framework for scaling consumer subscription apps. It highlights challenges like distribution control, reliance on paid acquisition, and high churn. Successful apps build on a strong core value and harness it to create a compounding loop involving Value Creation, Delivery, and Capture. Case studies from Duolingo, Spotify, and others illustrate these tactics in action. The article provides a calculator to measure loop performance against benchmarks. Key growth levers include optimizing pricing, improving onboarding, boosting paid marketing with web flows, and reducing churn by building community and adding features. Save, read and share it.

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Enterprise AI platform Loop AI raises $14 Mn in Series A round

EntrackrEntrackr · 17d ago
Enterprise AI platform Loop AI raises $14 Mn in Series A round
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Enterprise AI platform Loop AI raises $14 Mn in Series A round Enterprise AI platform Loop AI has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by Nyca Partners. The round also saw participation from Gokul Rajaram, Base10, Afore Capital, Converge, Alumni Ventures, Data Tech Fund, John Pepper, 9Yards Capital, and Operators Studio. As part of the round, Osama Bedier, a former Google and GoDaddy executive, will join Loop AI’s board. The proceeds will be used to expand Loop AI’s product suite and grow its teams across New York, San Francisco, Tampa, and Bengaluru. The firm plans to invest further in AI-driven workflows to help restaurant operators manage delivery profitably without impacting in-store margins. Founded in 2022, Loop AI builds an enterprise AI platform focused on restaurant and retail back-office operations. Its software helps brands manage delivery-led workflows, finance, operations, and marketing using AI-driven automation. The platform is designed to help restaurants improve margins while scaling delivery and takeout, which has become one of the fastest-growing channels for the industry. The firm claims that it now works with more than 300 brands and supports thousands of restaurant locations across the US. Since 2024, Loop AI has grown sixfold, driven by higher adoption among mid-sized and large restaurant chains. Loop AI counts restaurant brands such as Lazy Dog and Starbird among its customers, using its platform to improve delivery performance and operational efficiency.

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