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So it's free? Doesn't this fly in the face of Joel "charge for software" Spolsky? Venture Capital rules!

• rguzman 17y ago
  I doubt that it being free has much to do with "VC rules!". Given the success of fogcreek, I'd guess that they could've made stackexchanges free from the get-go. They just found a new business model. Maybe with the help of their VCs.
  • frederickcook 17y ago
    "We believe that if our platform creates value for a large number of users, we will have opportunities to make money." That doesn't sound like a new business model, it sounds like wishful thinking.
    • nl 17y ago
      um... Advertising? Seems to work for a few sites around the place.