Should I go open-source or give free trial and then charge the users?
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#4If you want to monetize it go SaaS for enterprise but this is probably the worst time for that.
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#5Sounds cool but not like something anyone would pay for, so I would suggest open source. If you want to monetize it go SaaS for enterprise but this is probably the worst time for that.
Re: Should I go open-source or give free trial and then charge the users?
#6You should also tell us more about your market research. Who is your target customer? (Are you expecting the Jira user to pay? Or the company they work for?)
Or do you want users, but not money?
IME Jira tends to be used by people at larger organizations, who likely have strict "what you can install" rules. Which would make this an Enterprise sale.
But anyway, tell us more about who you built this for, and how you intend to reach them.
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#9The answer to your question depends on your goals. Without understanding what outcomes you are hoping for it's difficult to reply. You should also tell us more about your market research. Who is your target customer? (Are you expecting the Jira user to pay? Or the company they work for?) Or do you want users, but not money? IME Jira tends to be used by people at larger organizations, who likely have strict "what you…
This is where it is right now, but the idea is that it does all the developer overhead automatically. No more manual Jira updates, Doc updates, Slack response, etc. No more losing context mid-flow.
Thats the context, what are your thoughts?
Re: Should I go open-source or give free trial and then charge the users?
#10The answer to your question depends on your goals. Without understanding what outcomes you are hoping for it's difficult to reply. You should also tell us more about your market research. Who is your target customer? (Are you expecting the Jira user to pay? Or the company they work for?) Or do you want users, but not money? IME Jira tends to be used by people at larger organizations, who likely have strict "what you…