Seth's Blog: Thinking about business models
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/05/thinking-about-business-models.html

Because I've been thinking about business models.

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1) What compelling reason exists for people to give you money? (or votes or donations) 2) How do you acquire what you're selling for less than it costs to sell it? 3) What structural insulation do you have from relentless commoditization and a price war? 4) How will strangers find out about the business and decide to become customers?