"An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
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Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#2Is it just me or does this seem like Jason is advocating the "get as many eyeballs as you can" business model//frenzy of web 1.0?
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#3Is it just me or does this seem like Jason is advocating the "get as many eyeballs as you can" business model//frenzy of web 1.0?
He is. But also qualifies that this is especially true for Twitter. You have to read the footnote:
Note: if you're not a player like Ev, and you don't have unlimited access to capital do not take this advice and focus on building revenue streams.
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#4Is it just me or does this seem like Jason is advocating the "get as many eyeballs as you can" business model//frenzy of web 1.0?
Yes and no. The eyeballs model has been maligned too much, I think. If you have 10-20M attentive people, it is easy to make money. Just ask NBC or USA Today. Then ask them about their plans now that their audiences are declining.
The great thing about the massive-eyeballs model is that it's very easy to measure, very easy to pick and choose between advertisers, etc.
The bad thing is that it reminds me of that saying "if X is so easy, why isn't everyone doing it?" Well, everyone is. So they need lock-in mechanisms like subscriptions.
In short, it's fragile & cut-throat but it has a great potential for buckets of easy cash.
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#5Sure, this strategy will work for him, but will it work for everyone? What if you're not an absolute idiot?
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#6Sure, this strategy will work for him, but will it work for everyone? What if you're not an absolute idiot?
Perhaps you should hire one, put him in a suit, and give him a three letter title?
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#7Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#8Is it just me or does this seem like Jason is advocating the "get as many eyeballs as you can" business model//frenzy of web 1.0?
Yes and no. The eyeballs model has been maligned too much, I think. If you have 10-20M attentive people, it is easy to make money. Just ask NBC or USA Today. Then ask them about their plans now that their audiences are declining. The great thing about the massive-eyeballs model is that it's very easy to measure, very easy to pick and choose between advertisers, etc. The bad thing is that it reminds me of that saying…
I think that the "eyeball" model is fine, as long as you're not spending too much money to get those eyeballs, which was the problem with web 1.0.
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes and no. The eyeballs model has been maligned too much, I think. If you have 10-20M attentive people, it is easy to make money. Just ask NBC or USA Today. Then ask them about their plans now that their audiences are declining. The great thing about the massive-eyeballs model is that it's very easy to measure, very easy to pick and choose between advertisers, etc. The bad thing is that it reminds me of that saying…
I think that the "eyeball" model is fine, as long as you're not spending too much money to get those eyeballs, which was the problem with web 1.0.
Amen to that.
Re: "An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and forget about money."
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