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Want to know why charging $12 / year converts higher than $9.99?

Both Sides of the Table

The first did a “purchase credits&# model like iStockphoto where you then burn down the credits you bought. They realized for them this was dumb because people didn’t want to use up their credits so viral adoption wasn’t happening quickly enough. They switched to a flat rate model and sharing went up immediately.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Similarly, Corsis uses benchmarking data to understand technology spend patterns. 10) Report.

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The Three Benefits Of Nailing Before Scaling

YoungUpstarts

We created virality in small pockets, such as Venice Beach, California, and the virality spilled over to the next pocket, Santa Monica. It’s important to create a sustainable business model with profitable unit economics, regardless of how much you raise.