Subversive
Subversive is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories from the best consumer subscription apps in the world. We'll bring you lessons for how to grow your consumer subscription business, including insights and inflection points that led to exponential growth from leaders at category-defining companies and innovative startups.
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
Subversive
Latest Episodes
How One AI Feature Supercharged Photoroom’s Growth
Olivier Lemarié is the VP of Growth at Photoroom, one of the world’s largest and most popular photo editing apps. Olivier joined Photoroom in 2020 as the company’s second employee and helped it scale to >$50M in ARR in less than 3 yea...
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How Runna’s Laser Focus Led to Its Successful Acquisition by Strava
Miranda Paine is the Head of Growth at Runna, where she has contributed to its rapid expansion and recent acquisition by Strava. Prior to Runna, Miranda held growth and marketing roles at two other London-based fitness startups, includin...
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How Gamma Grew to $50M in ARR in 2 Years
Jon Noronha is the cofounder and Head of Product at Gamma, where he's creating a new medium for presenting ideas. Gamma allows anyone to generate a presentation, document, or webpage in minutes using AI, just by writing a topic or pastin...
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How Tolan Built a Viral AI Companion
Ajay Mehta is an accomplished entrepreneur who is currently cofounder and President of Portola, the company behind a viral AI companion app called Tolan. Prior to launching Tolan, Ajay founded other successful consumer startups including...
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How Headspace Expanded from Meditation App to Wellness Platform
Cori Shearer is currently a Lead Product Manager at Headspace, where she has spent the last four years leading teams focused on growth as well as engagement with their full suite of human-delivered care offerings like coaching, clinical,...
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