Re:Why is it only enterprise or consumer internet story?
by nileshtrivedi on Monday July 02, 2012 @04:10AM
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Well, it's hard to say. Do you have funding for a year or two?
With the consumer model, acquiring users is easier and monetization is difficult. With an enterprise model, getting users may be easy or difficult (depending on the product and target customers) but at least there is a plan in place for monetization.
However, the focus should first be on building a product which users like. Once you have users, things like funding or enterprise customers will start falling in place for you. So the answer really depends on your target customers, and the length of your runway.
With the consumer model, acquiring users is easier and monetization is difficult. With an enterprise model, getting users may be easy or difficult (depending on the product and target customers) but at least there is a plan in place for monetization.
However, the focus should first be on building a product which users like. Once you have users, things like funding or enterprise customers will start falling in place for you. So the answer really depends on your target customers, and the length of your runway.