Business Model Questions

I'm wondering how many websites are actually successful at making money purely off ads. Clearly the search engines do, but apart from them can you point out specific sites which have successful...

Business Model Advertising Website Revenue

asked Nov 16 '11 at 08:29

Yarin
147 points

We have a fairly new product (v1.x) that is installable software, and which is charged as a once off payment with free upgrades to further 1.x upgrades. There is no 'annual maintenance'...

Business Model

asked Nov 21 '11 at 12:01

Marcin
96 points

I started a consumer SaaS almost 2 months ago. It's a calories counter system. You log in, register your meals and the system tells you how many calories you ate and the type of those calories. You...

Business Model Monetization Saas

asked Oct 25 '11 at 08:45

Joca
31 points

I am looking forward to register business in UK (England), currently we are still in development of software but, next year we should be launching it live for the people. This is going to be a...

Sales Business Model Business

asked Oct 25 '11 at 16:42

John
38 points

I would like to know roughly how the payments are done if the company was started by two developers and me, owner. Let's say, I give them 10 % each, thats 20 % of the company's profit product....

Finance Business Model Business Accounting

asked Oct 26 '11 at 21:50

John
38 points

We've heard from several formerly wildly successful software/webapp companies using the freemium business model that it is no longer working well. Does anyone have any validation to this? And if...

Pricing Business Model Freemium Web App

asked Oct 15 '11 at 05:10

Sydney Stavrou
21 points

Are there any success stories of coop startups in technology (namely software)? I don't mean like a coop store where customers are (or can be) members, but worker cooperative one where membership...

Business Model

asked Sep 30 '11 at 11:32

M Pelletier
105 points

In retrospect of this question, I would like some advice on tech startups using a coop model (as a workers' coop). Advice on charter and finances mostly.

Business Model

asked Oct 3 '11 at 04:04

M Pelletier
105 points

I have a well thought out idea for a new startup. The startup will be unrelated to my current small company that is doing quite well. My basic options are to incubate the new startup within my...

Getting Started Launch Incubators Business Model

asked Sep 28 '11 at 02:21

Keith De Long
5,091 points

I am starting an internet business I have enough traffic of my estimation and I am currently earning through to Google adsense program now I faced a question What are the major risks that can...

Risk Business Model

asked Sep 16 '11 at 06:53

Gimp
427 points

Given a business case with even a modest 20-30 variables/dimensions on which one would base the case, how does anyone going over it decide whether it is 'worth it'? I mean if looking at a business...

Ideas Pitch Business Model Business Plan

asked Sep 11 '11 at 03:31

Ph D
422 points

I don't want to be so direct here, but In this article does anyone have a clue about which company/companies could it be talking about when it says: I’m not going to out you, but you know who you...

Business Model Advertising Business

asked Aug 30 '11 at 22:58

Pacerier
317 points

Business plans cause a lot of anxiety for the new entrepreneur. I think it stems from the fact that they are a lot of work and putting one together, especially if you have never done one, is...

Business Model Business Plan Business Canon

asked Aug 31 '11 at 01:26

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

Recently I read that Dolphin browser developers got an A round investment. This news made me think: what is the dolphin browser business model? I am sorry if this question seems simple, however I...

Business Model

asked Aug 31 '11 at 06:16

Leonid Mirsky
25 points

I'm just curious, what the business model is for providing these data mining services for free to everyone? http://www.google.com/trends http://www.google.com/trends/correlate/

Business Model

asked Sep 3 '11 at 13:03

Siamii
195 points

I am a start up, with no office. fairly new to Canada with no financial records. No website (only Domain name). Working from a rented room. I registered my company. Imported a small stock that is...

Startup Costs Business Model Business Plan Financial Budget

asked Aug 19 '11 at 13:23

Ramzi
26 points

What's this business model called in which links are provided to online sellers of a particular thing like Google books provides links to amazon,etc. ? PS: If possible please also add link(s)...

Business Model

asked Aug 27 '11 at 06:22

Atul Goyal
496 points

I have a collection of tools that collect data. I have heard of businesses selling data. I would like to be able to do something like this. However, I have no idea what a business model around data...

Business Model Data

asked Aug 4 '11 at 03:27

User8311
120 points

We build a profitable startup In 2 years without any outside investment we are building enterprise software(and producing hardware) for Customer Service Improvement in different...

Marketing Sales Strategy Business Model Enterprise

asked Aug 7 '11 at 07:06

It Samurai
11 points

I am looking for help in writing the business plan for a retail warehouse store in line with Costco or Uncle Sam's club. Will appreciate any help please. Sriram

Business Model Business

asked Jul 25 '11 at 21:52

Sriram
6 points