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New Startup Now Pulling In Over $100k in Monthly Revenues

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Re: New Startup Now Pulling In Over $100k in Monthly Revenues

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Post by gyardley »

kumph wrote: post #38
gyardley wrote: post #25

Are you making money from iTunes affiliate fees and simply passing a cut of it on to your users, or are you charging application developers for placement? Right now the biggest cost-per-install networks are doing 50x to 100x your revenue and growing quickly, and they're hiring every experienced salesperson they can possibly find. That's your true competition for app developers' advertising dollars, not the little stu…

Those CPI networks are actually our biggest partners. We're AB testing a couple right now. And it's a good thing there's more than one. Then, to win your business, they do nice things like give you access to their API or call you in for a meeting with the CEO. I see you used to be at Flurry. It was your former CEO, Simon, who asked me to come in.

Excellent - I didn't think of partnering with the CPI networks, which makes a lot of sense.

Simon is terrific - given that there wasn't an obvious acquirer for Pinch Media, merging with Flurry was a great decision.

Re: New Startup Now Pulling In Over $100k in Monthly Revenues

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Post by mscarborough »

joebo wrote: post #23

100k per month with a free app? Can you elaborate on the revenue model?

The Description says:

>>Get $100, €50, and £50 iTunes Gift Certificates with this app! Not just "another reward app"--take a look at our reviews! Devs pay us to promote their apps, and we pass it on to you. Check out the rewards section on the flipside.

Not sure how this translates to 100K/month but would be interested to find out.

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gyardley wrote: post #25

Are you making money from iTunes affiliate fees and simply passing a cut of it on to your users, or are you charging application developers for placement? Right now the biggest cost-per-install networks are doing 50x to 100x your revenue and growing quickly, and they're hiring every experienced salesperson they can possibly find. That's your true competition for app developers' advertising dollars, not the little stu…

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Re: New Startup Now Pulling In Over $100k in Monthly Revenues

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Post by womer »

gyardley wrote: post #25

Are you making money from iTunes affiliate fees and simply passing a cut of it on to your users, or are you charging application developers for placement? Right now the biggest cost-per-install networks are doing 50x to 100x your revenue and growing quickly, and they're hiring every experienced salesperson they can possibly find. That's your true competition for app developers' advertising dollars, not the little stu…

It looks like he's using Tapjoy http://imgur.com/7hT1J

Re: New Startup Now Pulling In Over $100k in Monthly Revenues

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Post by kingsidharth »

vlad99 wrote: post #15

This is not a solid business that might get acquired in the end so they are not interested in 1 hit wonders.

C'mon! There are far better things than getting acquired! Like positive cash flow and happy customers. (Making a general statement here, if you can't tell)
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