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Smugmug -- started 2002 Freshbooks -- started 2004 37Signals -- started 1999, basecamp in 2004 FogBugz -- started 2000 Point being, these are "old" business
by npalli 13y ago
Smugmug -- started 2002
Freshbooks -- started 2004
37Signals -- started 1999, basecamp in 2004
FogBugz -- started 2000
Point being, these are "old" business. If you are starting something today with all the hundreds of thousands of free apps and freemium based models, the same lessons would not apply.
- ProblemFactory 13y agoAll of these are also apps for businesses, not casual entertainment for consumers. Also, they are mainly delivered via web, not Apple or Google app stores, which makes it possible to offer a time-limited free trial with no free plan. I'd hypothesise that both of these are more important factors than being started in 2003 vs 2013. For a freelancer, $100/month is a good deal if it allows you to get a few more billable hours per month. For a larger established business, $500/month is pocket change that nobody will even notice (and the customer who signs up isn't even spending their own money).
- peterjancelis 13y agoGoogle Apps marketplace allows for free trials.