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It's the freemium model, which has always required a sufficient conversion rate from free to paid to work. That doesn't mean you should ignore what your free/O
by danenania 3y ago
It's the freemium model, which has always required a sufficient conversion rate from free to paid to work.
That doesn't mean you should ignore what your free/OSS users want though. Today's hobbyist OSS user may be hired at a big company tomorrow and introduce everyone there to your product.
- ushakov 3y agoLast week, I talked to a VC, who's invested in a pretty popular open-source startup. They have huge issues converting oss users > paying businesses
- danenania 3y agoSure, it's a common problem with freemium. When freemium products fail, it's often for that reason. But there are also countless examples of freemium/open-core products succeeding.
- ezekg 3y agoThat sounds like a business/value problem not necessarily an open source problem. People won't pay for something if the free /OSS version meets all of their needs. That's why an "open-core" business model works so well. Open core also allows you specifically target businesses with specific features.
- Rapzid 3y agoWhat other problem would they have? A close-source companies biggest issue is converting non-paying to paying customers yeah?