Ask HN: Would you read a blog that focuses on revenue models?

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by marcamillion • 15 years ago

19 14 15 years ago

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I am thinking of launching a blog that focuses on revenue models for tech startups.

When we profile a startup, the overarching theme will be how they make money - and if possible suggestions/ideas on how they can make additional revenue.

It will also have articles/tools tailored/focused on helping tech entrepreneurs get to revenue generation as quickly as possible.

Tear down the obstacles in the way, etc.

Is that something that would be of interest ?

P.S. This post also contributed to inspiration: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/79435/what-is-stack-overflows-business-model

us• 15 years ago

Assuming it's done correctly, I think it'd be useful for many to explore other ways to monetize their business that they may not think of.

marcamillion6• 15 years ago

Would love to hear more feedback about how you think we could do this.

marcamillion6• 15 years ago

Actually...the more I think about it...the more I think you might be on to something.

Perhaps we can create a culture of improving monetization - so all the comments have to be constructive (i.e. helping the entrepreneurs improve their monetization) or they will be deleted.

Thanks for sparking that :)

slysf2• 15 years ago

This is great! I'd love to see a variety of startups profiled, it seems like the bulk of the press out there is focused on web services when there are probably tons of great lessons to learn from companies dealing with physical products or boxed software.

marcamillion6• 15 years ago

Love this idea...keep them coming.

slysf2• 15 years ago

A common format for most profiles would be interesting to explore.. When you look at a hardware review or game review you almost always see things like "setup" "performance" "pricing" etc. Key information like initial round size, conservative/aggressive growth, exit strategy (ipo? acquisition? billion dollar private co?) Might help readers choose which profiles are going to be interesting to them. I'm sure there's plenty of other variables that are common to most startups that could fall into this sort of sidebar type info.

WillyF• 15 years ago

This is a fabulous idea. I was actually thinking of something similar a week or two ago when there were a few posts about TechCrunch alternatives. I meant to offer up the idea in a thread, but don't think that I ever did.

If you did it right, the content would be extremely valuable... and probably pretty easy to monetize.

marcamillion6• 15 years ago

Would love to hear more of your ideas WillyF.

Care to share some of the things that you thought about ? Possible post ideas, section ideas, etc. ?

Oh...and don't forget monetization strategies - aside from ads (which is a given - not too much, but enough to be monetizable).

macheleon2• 15 years ago

If you can think of them, I'd like to see possible pitfalls mentioned along with the ideas for more revenue - a particular startup may have avoided them, but if someone else wanted to try a similar strategy they might not think of them.

marcamillion6• 15 years ago

Possible pitfalls, in terms of revenue models or in terms of startup strategy ?

Can you explain this a little more? I am intrigued.

macheleon2• 15 years ago

Could be anything .. something outsiders or competitors could have exploited, things to watch and plan for, basically anything that could hinder the best possible performance. Like you see in, as one example, resume writing articles - "don't do this". When I think of something specific I'll post it :D

parka• 15 years ago

That would be extremely valuable. The newspaper industry will need this.

jmartin• 15 years ago

I think it's a great idea. I'm fascinated by business models. I would love to help or contribute in anyway.

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