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The Business of Code

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The Business of Code

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Transcript

  1. THE BUSINESS OF CODE ADII PIENAAR. WCSF. 04.08.2012.

  2. 4 YEARS, 22 WOOPEEPS, 260 000 USERS & 3M-ODD DOWNLOADS

    WOOTHEMES TODAY.

  3. FUSION MONEY & CODE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & DEVELOPMENT.

  4. LEARN TO SPEAK “GEEK” #1

  5. OPEN-SOURCE ECONOMICS THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS FAST MONEY! #2

  6. ONLY CLEAN CODE SCALES #3 FEATURE BLOAT = LIVE YOUNG,

    DIE HARD.

  7. USERS PAY FOR SUPPORT & SERVICE #4 TECHNOLOGY & CODE

    ARE BONUSES.

  8. UNDERSTAND THE ECOSYSTEM #5 THE “COMMUNITY” IS SMALL IN COMPARISON.

  9. FREEMIUM IS A DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL ONLY #6 YOU STILL NEED

    A REAL REVENUE MODEL

  10. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SPECIAL #7 #WARMFUZZIES

  11. BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR #8 STICK TO NATIVE CODE &

    UI CONVENTIONS

  12. ADII PIENAAR HTTP://ADII.ME @ADII THE BUSINESS OF CODE