Comments on: That’s why I will not invest any money in you http://fseek.me/2010/03/thats-why-i-will-not-invest-any-money-in-you/ The fseek() function sets the file position indicator for the stream pointed to by stream. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:35:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Larry http://fseek.me/2010/03/thats-why-i-will-not-invest-any-money-in-you/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Larry Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:18:37 +0000 http://fseek.me/?p=125#comment-186 I agree that most people whose answer is simply "ads" might not get it, but I disagree that you need a large audience to make money on advertising. Highly targeted small audiences with lots of repeat purchases do the trick for an affiliate advertising model. There are more tweets in a minute than PresaleToday gets uniques per month, but it is a viable business...not looking for investors, but start-ups that are not looking for investors are people too. I agree that most people whose answer is simply “ads” might not get it, but I disagree that you need a large audience to make money on advertising. Highly targeted small audiences with lots of repeat purchases do the trick for an affiliate advertising model. There are more tweets in a minute than PresaleToday gets uniques per month, but it is a viable business…not looking for investors, but start-ups that are not looking for investors are people too.

]]> By: Spencer http://fseek.me/2010/03/thats-why-i-will-not-invest-any-money-in-you/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Spencer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:46:12 +0000 http://fseek.me/?p=125#comment-182 You are bang on with this post. There is a new trend where people aren't building companies anymore, they are building fun projects and calling them companies. BIG difference. Keep up the good work. You are bang on with this post. There is a new trend where people aren’t building companies anymore, they are building fun projects and calling them companies. BIG difference. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Jamie http://fseek.me/2010/03/thats-why-i-will-not-invest-any-money-in-you/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Jamie Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:40:52 +0000 http://fseek.me/?p=125#comment-158 I don't see a problem with the Freemium model for people willing to go at it alone. There is some merit however regarding a Freemium app being able to convert enough users to pay back investment capital. You're both right. Fundamentally businesses should solve problems, and not merely do something cool. The problem needs to be compelling enough that enough people will be willing to pay for the solution. I don’t see a problem with the Freemium model for people willing to go at it alone. There is some merit however regarding a Freemium app being able to convert enough users to pay back investment capital.

You’re both right. Fundamentally businesses should solve problems, and not merely do something cool. The problem needs to be compelling enough that enough people will be willing to pay for the solution.

]]> By: vin http://fseek.me/2010/03/thats-why-i-will-not-invest-any-money-in-you/comment-page-1/#comment-141 vin Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:43:09 +0000 http://fseek.me/?p=125#comment-141 your mostly right, but there are still plenty of examples of companies growing very successful web apps that eventually turn into a business. twitter comes to mind; along with most of the video sites out there your mostly right, but there are still plenty of examples of companies growing very successful web apps that eventually turn into a business. twitter comes to mind; along with most of the video sites out there

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]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://fseek.me/2010/03/thats-why-i-will-not-invest-any-money-in-you/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Brian Armstrong Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:58:41 +0000 http://fseek.me/?p=125#comment-107 Yur right that a fun project is not a business - and there are too many people launching companies without a plan to make money. Not sure if there is a problem with freemium though - that seems to be doing pretty well for lots of startups (with or without investors). Yur right that a fun project is not a business – and there are too many people launching companies without a plan to make money.

Not sure if there is a problem with freemium though – that seems to be doing pretty well for lots of startups (with or without investors).

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