Comments on: Twitter Business Model http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/27/twitter-business-model/ Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital in New York City Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: overture http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/27/twitter-business-model/#comment-68092 overture Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:49:17 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/27/twitter-business-model/#comment-68092 I always find it funny to see people continue the perception that Google "invented" adwords. Better to say, Copied GOTO/Overture - which leads to a possible addendum to your post - ie., it gives the company enough time to vet through existing business models of competitors to see how to implement a winning one on top of the traction they have been able to acquire until then.. I always find it funny to see people continue the perception that Google “invented” adwords. Better to say, Copied GOTO/Overture - which leads to a possible addendum to your post - ie., it gives the company enough time to vet through existing business models of competitors to see how to implement a winning one on top of the traction they have been able to acquire until then..

]]> By: Erik Schwartz http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/27/twitter-business-model/#comment-68017 Erik Schwartz Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:26:19 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/27/twitter-business-model/#comment-68017 Both are necessary. The biggest risks of traction with no business model is run rate while you invent a business model, and will the business model you invent change the fundamental user experience that gave you the traction. When twitter was more mobile focused the first was a huge issue, terminating SMS is expensive. As twitter has grown I don't see many people availing themselves to the mobile option, so it seems less an issue. So the question now is can they change the product to make money without changing what made the product appealing? Outside of the digerati, how much traction does twitter have? Both are necessary.

The biggest risks of traction with no business model is run rate while you invent a business model, and will the business model you invent change the fundamental user experience that gave you the traction.

When twitter was more mobile focused the first was a huge issue, terminating SMS is expensive. As twitter has grown I don’t see many people availing themselves to the mobile option, so it seems less an issue.

So the question now is can they change the product to make money without changing what made the product appealing?

Outside of the digerati, how much traction does twitter have?

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