Re:David Heinemeier Hansson's Speech about Making Money at S...
by axod on Sunday April 20, 2008 @08:55AM
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For new technology, it seems to me to be a land-grab. Grab the users who want X, then either figure out how to make money off them (As google did), or sell to someone who sees the value of your audience share.
So... is it:
1. Find a problem - something's broken
2. Find a solution - make what people want
3. Price it
4. Get users
Or
3. Get users
4. Work out how to monetize them
I think either can work, and both have disadvantages. Charging up front sort of goes against what PG said in his talk (Great talk I thought) - about being nice and helpful and giving users stuff they need.
Waiting until you have the userbase before you start monetizing means you don't have cashflow, and may need funding.
So... is it:
1. Find a problem - something's broken 2. Find a solution - make what people want 3. Price it 4. Get users
Or
3. Get users 4. Work out how to monetize them
I think either can work, and both have disadvantages. Charging up front sort of goes against what PG said in his talk (Great talk I thought) - about being nice and helpful and giving users stuff they need. Waiting until you have the userbase before you start monetizing means you don't have cashflow, and may need funding.