{"podcast":{"title":"Business Models Explained with Fexingo: Subscription, Marketplace, SaaS, and Service Companies","slug":"business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638","podcast_index_feed_id":7871638,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":122,"summary":"Subscription models, marketplaces, SaaS, and service companies each have distinct unit economics, growth levers, and competitive moats. In this show, Lucas and Luna dissect how businesses like Netflix, Uber, Salesforce, and McKinsey actually make money — comparing CAC, LTV, churn rates, and contribution margins. Lucas brings journalistic rigor, cross-referencing financial filings and case studies; Luna challenges assumptions about scalability, pricing power, and customer lock-in. Each episode centers on a single model or a head-to-head comparison, avoiding fluff for concrete numbers. This is for listeners who want to understand why some subscription businesses fail while others thrive, why marketplace liquidity matters more than user count, or how SaaS companies balance growth against profitability. No founder hype, no generic advice — just the mechanics behind real companies. How do you choose the right model for a new venture? When should a marketplace pivot to managed services? What makes a subscription truly sticky? #SubscriptionModel #MarketplaceBusiness #SaaS #ServiceCompany #UnitEconomics #CAC #LTV #ChurnRate #ContributionMargin #Netflix #Uber #Salesforce #McKinsey #Busines…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:18:57.843124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638"},"episode":{"title":"How Roblox Built a User-Generated Economy","slug":"how-roblox-built-a-user-generated-economy","published_at":"2026-06-14T16:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/how-roblox-built-a-user-generated-economy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0052.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0052.mp3","summary":"Lucas and Luna break down the Roblox business model - how a children's game platform turned its 80 million monthly users into unpaid developers who create 60 million experiences annually. They explore the two-sided marketplace between creators and players, the virtual currency Robux that powers $3 billion in annual transactions, and why the 30% cut Roblox takes on every sale generates 5x the profit margin of traditional game publishers. The hosts also discuss the hidden costs - server fees that consume 30% of revenue, the developer exchange program that pays out $500 million yearly, and the regulatory risk of children earning real money through virtual game passes. A specific, numbers-driven look at the economics of user-generated content. #Roblox #UserGeneratedContent #GamingEconomy #VirtualCurrency #Robux #TwoSidedMarketplace #DeveloperEcosystem #PlatformBusinessModel #ChildrenAndGaming #Microtransactions #DigitalEconomy #BusinessModel #GamingIndustry #CreatorEconomy #Freemium #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessModelsExplained Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Lucas and Luna break down the Roblox business model - how a children's game platform turned its 80 million monthly users into unpaid developers who create…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/episodes/how-roblox-built-a-user-generated-economy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/how-roblox-built-a-user-generated-economy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}