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21 sats \ 5 replies \ @davidw 28 Dec 2023 \ on: jb55: "This will likely be the last year of damus" nostr
People would easily pay fees for extra filters in their feed/algorithm, profile switching or analytics on most engaging posts/times/content.
Could give purchasers a 6 month head start before rolling them into the free tier, if concerns over utility vs competing clients.
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He can let them take their cut if he wishes. He’s already had to KYC to list the app on the store. Or could build a simple sign-up site, like Zapplepay.
If he really wants funds, he’ll find the way. Yes it takes dev time, but it’s not as hard as it sounds to monetise software. Especially not when your livelihood and passion product depends on it.
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The high time preference is grants, charity or VC money, until the next time the subject comes up once more. Need to see more bootstrapped success stories. Damus would be a great case study if became a profitable company in its own right, particularly on a protocol with such huge potential.
Revenue today could feasibly 10x in 12 months on sheer network adoption alone.
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I get the sentiment, but we're talking about the same thing in this context.
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