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adii
August 05, 2012
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Transcript
THE BUSINESS OF CODE ADII PIENAAR. WCSF. 04.08.2012.
4 YEARS, 22 WOOPEEPS, 260 000 USERS & 3M-ODD DOWNLOADS
WOOTHEMES TODAY.
FUSION MONEY & CODE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & DEVELOPMENT.
LEARN TO SPEAK “GEEK” #1
OPEN-SOURCE ECONOMICS THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS FAST MONEY! #2
ONLY CLEAN CODE SCALES #3 FEATURE BLOAT = LIVE YOUNG,
DIE HARD.
USERS PAY FOR SUPPORT & SERVICE #4 TECHNOLOGY & CODE
ARE BONUSES.
UNDERSTAND THE ECOSYSTEM #5 THE “COMMUNITY” IS SMALL IN COMPARISON.
FREEMIUM IS A DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL ONLY #6 YOU STILL NEED
A REAL REVENUE MODEL
CORE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SPECIAL #7 #WARMFUZZIES
BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR #8 STICK TO NATIVE CODE &
UI CONVENTIONS
ADII PIENAAR HTTP://ADII.ME @ADII THE BUSINESS OF CODE