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How does Signal plan to be long term financially viable? If they can't find a model that works why won't they go the way of whatsapp or the dodo?
by mywacaday 9y ago
How does Signal plan to be long term financially viable?
If they can't find a model that works why won't they go the way of whatsapp or the dodo?
- kawera 9y agoThey could get some inspiration from Mozilla for example.
- paxy 9y agoWikiMedia more than Mozilla. Most of Mozilla's revenue comes from search/advertising deals struck with Google and others. WikiMedia relies on donations alone.
- yazaddaruvala 9y agoThe worlds most powerful collection of data is run without a business model. They ask for help once a year, and help is given. Signal could operate very similarly to Wikipedia.
- azernik 9y agoIt's a non-profit, running off of donations. https://freedom.press/crowdfunding/signal/ https://freedom.press/crowdfunding/signal/
- confounded 9y agoYep. It’s already a model, and it already works. There are no VCs, there is no exit.