In the intro talk here at Future of Web Apps, Brian Oberkirch quoted a Kevin Marks tweet which is AWESOME:
Before worrying about your business model, get your pleasure model straight
This is so right on. Too often, we worry about how we’re going to make money with our Web app or Web content but we don’t think about how we’re going to improve the lives of our users.
More soon…
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My name is Justin Thorp. I live in Washington DC, USA. I work, write about, and develop for the World Wide Web.
I currently work at the widget platform company Clearspring Technologies. There I am the Developer Community Manager.
Any opinions, thoughts, or expressions found on this blog are soley my own.
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Leslie Thompkins // February 29, 2008 at 11:04 am
I really enjoy the Jessica 3000!
Leslie Thompkins // February 29, 2008 at 11:05 am
Oh, whoah, I guess I should read the blog post in addition to the title.
Sarah Prevette // February 29, 2008 at 11:21 am
While the idea of “innovate and monetize later” may horrify VCs everywhere, I have to think it really is the best way to approach web apps…
Victoria Pickering // February 29, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Justin -
You’re so right. When you put money second, it ends up flowing in - that is, of course, if you’ve been correct in really understanding the needs of your customers and been careful to get the other parts of the business right.
Victoria
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