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minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 months agoYep. that’s the classic shitty business model Make a site that’s attractive to use for a lot of people Once you have enough people, lock in the users with network effect, walled garden, etc Use the users to draw in businesses Lock in the businesses and squeeze them for profit. Squeeze users and businesses for money, abandon any maintenance and improvement on the site except for monetization.
minus-squareHadriscus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoIt’s the 3 D’s. Develop the product Draw people in Dump a nice steamy log on the whole thing
Yep. that’s the classic shitty business model
Make a site that’s attractive to use for a lot of people
Once you have enough people, lock in the users with network effect, walled garden, etc
Use the users to draw in businesses
Lock in the businesses and squeeze them for profit.
Squeeze users and businesses for money, abandon any maintenance and improvement on the site except for monetization.
It’s the 3 D’s.