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It's irrelevant what you call a user. Almost anything a user does with your app is helping you - whether it's consuming ads, talking about your product / servic
by aberkowitz 16y ago
It's irrelevant what you call a user. Almost anything a user does with your app is helping you - whether it's consuming ads, talking about your product / service, or giving feedback.
- il 16y agoUnfortunately, vendors and employees don't yet accept payment in feedback.
- aberkowitz 16y agoIf you're bootstrapping a company that you cannot afford to bootstrap, then by all means, figure out how to bring in money ASAP. On the other hand, if you can afford to develop a loyal user base first, then that is your best path to success.
- run4yourlives 16y ago>On the other hand, if you can afford to develop a loyal user base first, then that is your best path to success. Assuming you don't define success as "stable and profitable company", I suppose it is.
- aberkowitz 16y agoI apologize if the meaning of my prior comment was misconstrued, as you have not reached my intended conclusion. I'm intending to say that building a user base should come before monetizing - not replace it.
- jonhendry 16y ago"Almost anything a user does with your app is helping you" Like a rancher is helped by docile livestock. But the relationship between the rancher and the livestock is very different from that between the rancher and the actual customer.