Comments on: There's Only One Metric of Success in Business: PROFIT http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Webmaster http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1473 Webmaster Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:52:33 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1473 <strong>Please e-mail me your contacts. I have a question <a href="http://spottovo.ru/ webmaster@spottovo.ru" rel="nofollow">...</a>...</strong> Thank you!!!... Please e-mail me your contacts. I have a question webmaster@spottovo.ru” rel=”nofollow”>……

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]]> By: Amara http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1471 Amara Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:11:56 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1471 Hey I am a Twitter follower of yours, @amazinglyamara . Do you think there is a lack of middle ground being met by tech entrepreneurs and traditional business logic? Do you think this is Twitter's future success will involve a premium membership at a cost? Hey I am a Twitter follower of yours, @amazinglyamara . Do you think there is a lack of middle ground being met by tech entrepreneurs and traditional business logic? Do you think this is Twitter's future success will involve a premium membership at a cost?

]]> By: Amara http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1690 Amara Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1690 Hey I am a Twitter follower of yours, @amazinglyamara . Do you think there is a lack of middle ground being met by tech entrepreneurs and traditional business logic? Do you think this is Twitter's future success will involve a premium membership at a cost? Hey I am a Twitter follower of yours, @amazinglyamara . Do you think there is a lack of middle ground being met by tech entrepreneurs and traditional business logic? Do you think this is Twitter’s future success will involve a premium membership at a cost?

]]> By: sohitkarol http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1470 sohitkarol Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:23:09 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1470 Glad that you gave an example of Twitter.<br>I think, what you refer to a large extent is true - buzz, funding, press etc...all are secondary, and to an extent, an indicator of a business that if not profitable in the present, could be so valuable to the users that it would be profitable in the future (Youtube, Facebook etc).<br><br>But remember, we are talking about consumer web products, where a large fraction of products are free to begin with and can be monetized after hitting a certain user base only. Free services make sense for startups with deep pockets, where there is enough time, money and expertise to tweak the product. For most of the startups, unless they are in the enterprise based domain, subscription models are the way to go - but in my opinion, that always comes at the cost of their ambition. At the most,you can be a 200 mn dollar company and get an exit, but you can not hope to be the next Google or Facebook if your service is not free. Glad that you gave an example of Twitter.
I think, what you refer to a large extent is true – buzz, funding, press etc…all are secondary, and to an extent, an indicator of a business that if not profitable in the present, could be so valuable to the users that it would be profitable in the future (Youtube, Facebook etc).

But remember, we are talking about consumer web products, where a large fraction of products are free to begin with and can be monetized after hitting a certain user base only. Free services make sense for startups with deep pockets, where there is enough time, money and expertise to tweak the product. For most of the startups, unless they are in the enterprise based domain, subscription models are the way to go – but in my opinion, that always comes at the cost of their ambition. At the most,you can be a 200 mn dollar company and get an exit, but you can not hope to be the next Google or Facebook if your service is not free.

]]> By: Anonymous http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1688 Anonymous Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:23:00 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1688 Glad that you gave an example of Twitter. I think, what you refer to a large extent is true - buzz, funding, press etc...all are secondary, and to an extent, an indicator of a business that if not profitable in the present, could be so valuable to the users that it would be profitable in the future (Youtube, Facebook etc). But remember, we are talking about consumer web products, where a large fraction of products are free to begin with and can be monetized after hitting a certain user base only. Free services make sense for startups with deep pockets, where there is enough time, money and expertise to tweak the product. For most of the startups, unless they are in the enterprise based domain, subscription models are the way to go - but in my opinion, that always comes at the cost of their ambition. At the most,you can be a 200 mn dollar company and get an exit, but you can not hope to be the next Google or Facebook if your service is not free. Glad that you gave an example of Twitter.
I think, what you refer to a large extent is true – buzz, funding, press etc…all are secondary, and to an extent, an indicator of a business that if not profitable in the present, could be so valuable to the users that it would be profitable in the future (Youtube, Facebook etc).

But remember, we are talking about consumer web products, where a large fraction of products are free to begin with and can be monetized after hitting a certain user base only. Free services make sense for startups with deep pockets, where there is enough time, money and expertise to tweak the product. For most of the startups, unless they are in the enterprise based domain, subscription models are the way to go – but in my opinion, that always comes at the cost of their ambition. At the most,you can be a 200 mn dollar company and get an exit, but you can not hope to be the next Google or Facebook if your service is not free.

]]> By: Frank Cseh http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1469 Frank Cseh Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:44:36 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1469 Earnings Per Share is the goal of a public corporation.<br><br>@fcseh on Twitter Earnings Per Share is the goal of a public corporation.

@fcseh on Twitter

]]> By: Frank Cseh http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1687 Frank Cseh Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1687 Earnings Per Share is the goal of a public corporation. @fcseh on Twitter Earnings Per Share is the goal of a public corporation.

@fcseh on Twitter

]]> By: Frank Cseh http://benparr.com/2009/09/theres-only-one-metric-of-success-in-business-profit/#comment-1468 Frank Cseh Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:44:36 +0000 http://www.benparr.com/?p=591#comment-1468 Earnings Per Share is the goal of a public corporation.<br><br>@fcseh on Twitter Earnings Per Share is the goal of a public corporation.

@fcseh on Twitter

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