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Either everything I've ever learned about business is wrong or he is misusing the term business model. I was always taught a business model is essentially a co
by TomOfTTB 15y ago
Either everything I've ever learned about business is wrong or he is misusing the term business model.
I was always taught a business model is essentially a corporate version of a scientific hypothesis. Meaning it has to be defined and tested in a way that can be repeated by others
(successful business models can fail if the people using them don't execute them properly but that's the equivalent of a scientist not reproducing the environment of an experiment properly)
In the case of Louis C.K. his celebrity filled a very important aspect of the business model which is "the method by which customers are enticed to pay for the goods being delivered". Mr. Wilson tries to gloss over that by saying...
"over time, if their work is good, their audience will grow and the investments they can make and the profits they can make will increase."
But that's not proven by what Louis C.K. did and in fact there's tons of proof on the internet that shows it isn't the case (it isn't hard to find undiscovered talent on the internet). Moreover the situation will only get worse over time. As more people try what Louis C.K. did it will add more noise to the already noisy internet making the true talent that much harder to find.
Companies like record labels originally existed because society needed middle men. People who would pay A&R reps to go to clubs every night and find talent. Then the label would deliver that talent to the masses. If you really want to make the Louis C.K. model into a business model everyone can use the question that needs to be answered is....
"how do you use technology to find the talent and then connect it to people who want to consume it?"
And Louis C.K.'s experiment does nothing to answer that.
- dgreensp 15y agoOne step at a time. If we can all agree on the apparently controversial/notable fact that selling your content to fans for money is a viable business for a famous person, we are finally making steps towards a better world for artists and consumers.