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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wilner claims 98 percent of Wix users fail to finish building sites.
“98% of people that start building sites on Wix actually fail to complete them, which is a pretty they're a volume play, right?”
Mike Wilner Jul 11, 2016 ▶ 13:11 EP 352: Marketplace Takes 40% To Create High End Websites At Little Cost
Opinion
Braun argues DIY website builders produce crappy sites that users hate
“People do not want to do it in do it yourself mode. Because the websites at the end are crap. You know, when you take a look, you see that, you know, like those websites are crappy, really.”
David Braun Jan 28, 2019 ▶ 8:44 1283 $100m Exit Was $45m Cash Upfront, Using To Launch New $10/mo Website Builder with 3250 Customers
Disclosure
Hager: Clutch aims to build a Webflow alternative for enterprise-level applications
“So our goal was basically to build Squarespace or a Webflow or a Wix or one of those products, but that could actually build enterprise level applications.”
Matthew Hager Nov 28, 2020 ▶ 3:23 Front End As a Service, I Predict They'll Be $100m Within 3 Years
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Most Privy growth comes from marketplace freemium distribution on Shopify
“So most of it comes through this marketplace freemium distribution model that we have.”
Ben Jabbawy Jan 22, 2019 ▶ 8:43 1277 Mailchimp for Shopify Customers Passes 5,000 Paid, $3m in ARR, 15k Shopify Reviews
Opinion
Okunyev was previously skeptical of Wix but found it impressive
“I think Squarespace is, is a great thing. But yeah, it was, I always thought really badly of them, and I've been trying it recently, and I was pretty impressed.”
David Okunyev Dec 28, 2018 ▶ 17:16 1252 Typeform Now At $19m ARR, 50m Forms Each Month, 40,000 Customers
Assertion Supported
Wix spends over $100 million annually on media buying
“We're coming from the weak school of buying media and they're like spending over a million, a hundred million dollars a year.”
Roy Mann Sep 1, 2016 ▶ 11:19 EP 404: $360k June 2016 MRR, $4M ARR, 5000 customers paying $72/mo on average with DaPulse founder Roy Man
Disclosure
Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami personally mentored Roy Mann
“Avishai from Wix is my personal mentor, and he's like, really guided me throughout everything here. He's like, brilliant, brilliant person, so I would have to say him.”
Roy Mann Sep 1, 2016 ▶ 20:15 EP 404: $360k June 2016 MRR, $4M ARR, 5000 customers paying $72/mo on average with DaPulse founder Roy Man
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wegetic generates $75K in total annual revenue across platforms
“With weeks, it's 75 K annual revenue in total.”
Andre Potorac Sep 14, 2019 ▶ 9:58 1512 He'll Help You Build Your Own Company App Exchange
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