What is your pleasure model?

2008 February 29
by Justin Thorp

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…

5 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 February 29
    Leslie Thompkins permalink

    I really enjoy the Jessica 3000!

  2. 2008 February 29
    Leslie Thompkins permalink

    Oh, whoah, I guess I should read the blog post in addition to the title.

  3. 2008 February 29

    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…

  4. 2008 February 29

    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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