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Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ... by thebiglebrewski on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:09AM (#14671202)
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?
Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ... by bkidwell on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:17AM (#14671247)
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 (#14671277)
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 (#14671382)
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 (#14673561)
Pretty crazy that they're pulling that much revenue without even using affiliate links.
Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ... by beejiu on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:33AM (#14671356)
On the other hand, does it matter how long the business lasts? It seemingly has minimal costs and is making bank.
Re:Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into ... by juskrey on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:19AM (#14671261)
While flight industry is booming, almost nothing matters - just keep telling people they can fly cheap. Dozens of aggregators are already doing this.