Why Does Twitter's Business Model Matter to You?

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People pretend that there's a rational reason that Twitter's model matters to them. One good reason they give is that they might want to build a business on top of the Twitter API and they need an assurance that the company will survive.

I'm pretty sure, though, that most people who post about the "need" for Twitter to have revenue are are actually driven by emotion. Jumping on Twitter is a chance to pretend you're smarter than them. We went through this same cycle with Twitter and their architecture problems.

I'd like to get past that, because tackling the "need" for a Twitter business model is actually kind of interesting. What would you do in their situation? I think they have runway and probably enough support for another round of funding?

grahamr• 18 years ago

As an entrepreneur, I strongly want to believe that something which many people find useful or even depend on can find a viable business model.

I think this helps explain the obsession over Twitter and Facebook monetization within tech circles.

pjhyett• 18 years ago

I imagine it's the incredulity over a company being continually financed without a revenue model.

Why Does Twitter's Business Model Matter to You?

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