“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. TextNow, a free text, voice and video calling app, is on track to hit $100 million in revenue this year, up from ...

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With mobile device IDs falling by the wayside, it’s harder than ever to monetize in-app ad inventory. The app-based phone service TextNow, which offers free calls and texting subsidized by ads, is ...

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When Derek Ting, founder and CEO of TextNow, was in the final year of his computer engineering degree at the University of Waterloo in 2008, starting a $130-million company wasn’t at the top of his ...