Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ...
by thebiglebrewski on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:09AM
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This is amazing but is it the kind of business that can last for more than a few hundred thousand users? At a certain point people get none of the free deals, because too many are trying to book at once, right?
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Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ...
by bkidwell on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:17AM
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That's a great question. At a certain point... yes. But I think that number is much higher than a few hundred thousand users. If you think about departure cities X destination cities X available dates and times X number of seats, the number is huge. I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think we have a long ways to go before we reach that level.
Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ...
by austenallred on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:21AM
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Even if it caps out right where it is... they're retired after not too long
Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ...
by DerfNet on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:36AM
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Yeah, if they're pulling $5/mo from each premium subscriber, that's... well, some pretty easy math. They could put a cap on the userbase if they wanted and still be pulling millions per month just off subscriptions, not even accounting for ad revenue.
Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ...
by Toast_ on Friday June 30, 2017 @04:57PM
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Pretty crazy that they're pulling that much revenue without even using affiliate links.