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What was not mentioned in the blog post (but in the comments) is that Mite has been there since December 2006 and the service starts as free (no freemium, no pr
by hello_moto 17y ago
What was not mentioned in the blog post (but in the comments) is that Mite has been there since December 2006 and the service starts as free (no freemium, no premium, just plain simple free).
I'd like to know if a company can pull this out by starting out immediately as "premium" with 30-days trial period, no kick-start no nothing.
- MicahWedemeyer 17y agoI think an app like this could do it. The "businessy" apps (basecamp-like, targeting businesses or professionals) could probably pull it off. It would all come down to marketing and coverage. If there's a network effect, or a chicken/egg problem, starting premium only would be very difficult, I think.
- tsally 17y agoBoth your claims are factually incorrect and it took me about 30 seconds to verify that you are indeed incorrect. It doesn't start at free, the first user costs 5 euros. Also, mite did in fact relaunch as a paid service in 2008. True, it would have been nice if they had mentioned the users they retained from the initial launch in 2006, but the picture you paint is not accurate. http://www.crunchbase.com/product/mite http://www.crunchbase.com/product/mite
- julias 17y agoThe user charts do not include any users from before July 2008. But we should have mentioned our history more clearly, at least in the English blog posts, that's right.
- tsally 17y agoIt's not really a major objection. I definitely appreciate you sharing the data in the first place. :)
- hello_moto 17y agoMite launched in the end of 2006 as a free service up until they re-launched as paid service in mid 2008. That's about 1.5 years free service.