Freemium and FreeconomicsSource: A VC
This week we saw the release of Chris Anderson's book Free and reviews from the New Yorker (Malcolm Gladwell) and the Financial Times. I'd like to talk a bit about the firestorm that freeconomics (fed by Chris' book) has unleashed but first we need to clarify something.
Social Networks Thrive -- Now What?Source: PC World
Twitter and to a lesser extent Facebook are like ghetto art communities on the verge of gentrification: Hipsters are loving the first-there, build-something-from-scratch feeling, and hungry capitalists are eyeing the goods and trying to figure out how to get in on the action and …
What VCs love about Skype, MySpace, and FlickrSource: CNN
How can you make your freemium service soar? Here are nine tips from venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Once upon a time, in the bad old days of business, giving away a product without charge was unheard of.