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The Evolution of Open Source Business Models

Tom Tunguz

Developers lament the death of free software. But from a business perspective, this progression is logical. Companies a transition from one pricing model to another : Open source marketing strategy achieves penetration early on. The community backlash is predictable.

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Sequencing Business Models: The Types of Marketplaces

Casey Accidental

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev. We’re not sure.

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The Subscription Surge: Unpacking the Popularity of Subscription-Based Business Models

Blulogix

This surge in subscription-based business models spans across various industries, from software and media to retail and services, reshaping the consumer landscape and redefining notions of customer engagement and value delivery.

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Unique Ways to Use the B2B SaaS Business Model to Leverage Your Business’s Revenue Growth

Subscription Flow

A major issue that arises, especially in the B2B SaaS business model, is how to break into the upmarket market as startups develop into scaleups that are primarily focused on increasing their market capitalization. This has historically been a significant cause of customer support cases as well as development friction.

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Crypto’s Business Model is Familiar. What Isn’t is Who Benefits

Andreessen Horowitz

The thinking goes that if you develop open source code, someone will come along and copy it, luring away your users … The post Crypto’s Business Model is Familiar. Many entrepreneurs and investors think that crypto projects can’t capture value because they are based on open source code.

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The growing dissonance between two business models (SaaS and VC)

The Angel VC

The driver behind this development is what my colleague Clément Vouillon has described as “The Rise of Non ‘VC compatible’ SaaS Companies” , that is the fact that compared to some years ago there are now many more SaaS companies that get to $1M, $5M, maybe even $10M in ARR. Large VCs need multiple unicorns just to survive.

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The Framework for B2B Sales Leaders to Develop a Customer Centric Business Model

Sales Hacker

The post The Framework for B2B Sales Leaders to Develop a Customer Centric Business Model appeared first on Sales Hacker.