{"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":50,"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":"2026-06-14T04:18:31.870512+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638"},"episode":{"title":"The Subscription Economy That Runs on Razor Blades","slug":"the-subscription-economy-that-runs-on-razor-blades","published_at":"2026-06-03T04:41:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/the-subscription-economy-that-runs-on-razor-blades","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-0028.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0028.mp3","summary":"Episode 28 of Business Models Explained with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna break down the 'razor-and-blades' model and its modern subscription successors. They use the durable example of Gillette — how King Gillette invented a disposable blade that required a reusable handle, creating a century of recurring revenue. Then they trace the model into software (Adobe's Creative Cloud pivot in 2013) and consumer goods (Dollar Shave Club's direct-to-consumer disruption). They discuss the economics: customer acquisition cost, lifetime value, churn, and the psychological lock-in of sunk-cost handles. Finally, they question whether the model is sustainable in an era of subscription fatigue. No ads. Support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #RazorAndBlades #SubscriptionModel #Gillette #KingGillette #AdobeCreativeCloud #DollarShaveClub #CustomerAcquisitionCost #LifetimeValue #Churn #SunkCost #SubscriptionFatigue #BusinessModel #RecurringRevenue #DirectToConsumer #Business #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 28 of Business Models Explained with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna break down the 'razor-and-blades' model and its modern subscription successors. They…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":473,"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/the-subscription-economy-that-runs-on-razor-blades/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/the-subscription-economy-that-runs-on-razor-blades.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}