WorldMate
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
WorldMate (MobiMate) was an Israeli mobile travel company founded in 2000, originally a software vendor for Palm devices. It became the leading itinerary-management app in the BlackBerry/Palm era - routinely one of the top-10 highest-grossing mobile apps in the 2000s, with a claimed 10 million users. Its apps for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone let travelers plan trips, book hotels and car rentals, and organize itineraries; BlackBerry even took a minority stake and built BlackBerry Travel on its technology.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
WorldMate is founded in Israel as a software vendor for Palm devices.
- Acquired by CWT
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) acquires WorldMate in an all-cash deal of about $20 million; WorldMate operates as a subsidiary.
- App retired
CWT pulls WorldMate's itinerary-management apps from app stores on March 31, 2017 and discontinues functions by September 2017.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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