INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Readdle might not be a familiar name, but chances are you’ve been using some of their mobile apps
The Ukrainian company is a bootstrapped success story with 100 million downloads, 135 employees and a profitable business
That’s why I’m excited to announce that Readdle Vice President Denys Zhadanov is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin to talk about this
remarkable journey.Readdle is behind some of the most popular productivity apps on iOS, such as Spark, PDF Expert, Calendars 5, Scanner Pro
When you browse the top charts in the App Store, there’s always a Readdle app here and there.The App Store has been around for ten years
and has created a major shift in the tech industry
Many companies wouldn’t be around without the App Store and the Play Store, such as Uber, Snap, Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram.But
the App Store isn’t just about social apps and big venture capital funding rounds
Readdle was there from day one and launched its first app back in 2008
They’ve been growing steadily, launched dozens of paid productivity apps, shut down some of them and iterated on the most successful
ones.Readdle’s biggest bet right now is Spark
The company wants to create a better email client for iOS and the Mac
This is an ambitious product with many competitors, including Microsoft’s Outlook and Google’s Gmail
The company is trying a software-as-a-service business model for this product with premium features.In many ways, building such a strong
company without external funding is even more impressive than the average startup
And I can’t wait to hear Zhadanov’s take on that.Buy your ticket to Disrupt Berlin to listen to this discussion and many others
The conference will take place on November 29-30.In addition to fireside chats and panels, like this one, new startups will participate in
the Startup Battlefield Europe to win the highly coveted Battlefield cup.Vice President of Marketing, ReaddleDenys is a Vice President of
marketing at Readdle.He is also an advisor, a speaker, and a connector between Ukraine and Silicon Valley.Readdle aims to redefine personal
productivity and shape the “future of work” by creating best in class apps and services
Readdle apps such as Scanner Pro, Calendars 5, Spark email, Documents and PDF Expert were downloaded over 100 million times worldwide, are
always in top charts on the App Store, won numerous awards from Apple and love from the tech industry
Being a pioneer of the App Store, Readdle now employs 130 people in 8 locations, never raised external capital.Forbes 30 under 30, Denys has
often been quoted about app economy, entrepreneurship, and digital marketing by major media outlets such as WSJ, The Verge, USA Today,
TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Wired, TheNextWeb, FastCompany.
