Technology has it’s upsides and downsides, of course, but one of the best things about it is the Read More
How does Duolingo make money?
People who use Evernote—love Evernote. They love it so much that BusinessWeek has likened them to being in Read More
Business models/plans Entertainment and Digital Media Freemium from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice
The New York Times may have it right
A few weeks ago I learned that the cheapest way to sign up and pay for the New Read More
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Getting the most out of the freemium model
Freemium business models seem to be gaining in popularity and rapidly becoming a dominant factor in the success Read More
Collaboration is a serious issue in the digital age. We often have to work with people across a Read More
The Freemium business model is normal for consumer applications, but can it work for enterprise software? Freemium usually Read More
By now you’ve probably read that Ning is ending all free networks, inviting them to pay or move Read More
The distinction between a user and a customer is a curious one. I just finished reading a paper Read More
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Monetize the audience, not the content
There’s a lot of discussion out there about how online content should be monetized. In particular, the newspaper Read More
I think it’s dangerous and often fatal to put free on top of an existing business model. Things Read More
Great catch from the folks over at TechCrunch. In their post “What the hell happened to the free Read More
The problem with companies who have built their business around free is that it is far from free Read More
This week we saw the release of Chris Anderson’s book Free and reviews from the New Yorker (Malcolm Read More
My friend Howard was visiting me a few weeks ago and he said to me “free is over, Read More