I think Bijan’s right, but I wonder (and I’m sure there’s a lot of good stuff out there already) if we can try and figure out how / why / when freemium works and when it doesn’t. Is there something systematic about product categories, niches, fat vs. lean startups, etc. or is more about just execution? Over to deeper thinkers - @broukhim, @brianfeinstein, etc. to figure it out.
It’s easy to kick someone when they are having trouble I guess. Ning announced a significant layoff and the critics pounced.
I guess I wasn’t surprised at this point. But the thing that surprised me was the negativity about freemium.
Just because some companies struggle with freemium doesn’t…
