Thank God for rule #11, otherwise rule #7 would look laughable in retrospect. "give-everything-away-and-make-it-up-on-volume strategy stamps an expiration date

Thank God for rule #11, otherwise rule #7 would look laughable in retrospect. "give-everything-away-and-make-it-up-on-volume strategy stamps an expiration date on your company's ass. In other words, design something to charge for into your product and start taking money within 6 months" Advice I hear echoed all the time, yet all the big "holy shit, what a huge valuation" consumer internet startups with experienced entrepreneurs at the helm seem to ignore it. Just a thought.