Rise Of The Rent Seeker : How The Subscription Economy Hurts Innovation, Startups & Entrepreneurs

Posted by BusinessExits under Marketing
From https://medium.com 2460 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on July 27, 2017 11:37 am

SaaS, great recurring revenue for the business, but one that ultimately hurts consumers, startups, innovation? Guise makes a great case to follow up from his earlier article on "Subscription Psycho" and how the consumer is being exploited by monthly fees for products and services that should really be making just a one-off charge.

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Written by BusinessExits
2458 days ago

I carefully avoid all subscription services/software if there's a competitor who charges a one-off payment.

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Written by lyceum
2457 days ago

Thanks for your input!

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Written by lyceum
2458 days ago

This is a post to chew on! ;) Are you in favor of the subscription model, or for buying the product / service at once? The services I am subscribing to, are adding up... ;)

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