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Non Recurring Revenue Businesses

Rob Go

The assumption here is that that increased value is NPV positive based on other potential uses of the capital that you could have gotten up front. The exception are recurring revenue businesses with an amazingly viral free product that very effectively get consumers to subscribe without needing significant marketing and sales expenses.

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How to create a profitable Freemium startup (spreadsheet model included!)

andrewchenblog.com

To become profitable using a freemium business model, this simple equation must hold true: Lifetime value > Cost per acquisition + Cost of service (paying & free) Said in plain english, the lifetime value of your paying customers needs to be greater than the cost it took to acquire them, plus, the cost servicing all users (free or paying).

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