Comments on: Four Fundamental Monetization Strategies for Internet Companies http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/06/11/four-fundamental-monetization-strategies-for-internet-companies/ All conjecture, minimal substance Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David Mullings http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/06/11/four-fundamental-monetization-strategies-for-internet-companies/#comment-94 David Mullings Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:07:26 +0000 http://armchairtheorist.com/?p=73#comment-94 In the post dot-com world, VCs have still not changed their spots, no surprise, but what puzzles me is that the new crop of startups has failed to learn from their predecessors. Advertising-only as a business model is not sustainable for most of them. Why not the freemium model? Oh I forgot, they are trying to get bought quickly, not build lasting companies. Pardon me for reading books like "Built to Last" by Jim Collins before running off to start a company. Web entrepreneur focused on building sustainable businesses that make money outside of just advertising are like eclipses, you have to wait for a long time to see one and then they vanish in no time. In the post dot-com world, VCs have still not changed their spots, no surprise, but what puzzles me is that the new crop of startups has failed to learn from their predecessors.

Advertising-only as a business model is not sustainable for most of them.

Why not the freemium model?

Oh I forgot, they are trying to get bought quickly, not build lasting companies.

Pardon me for reading books like “Built to Last” by Jim Collins before running off to start a company.

Web entrepreneur focused on building sustainable businesses that make money outside of just advertising are like eclipses, you have to wait for a long time to see one and then they vanish in no time.

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