I would like to pick the brain of this community by asking ‘are there alternatives to the traditional financial models’?
Can the traditional financial model be changed or it won’t change?
What are some y’all seen in your career and think is best or worst. Also do we need another business model, financial model, etc.?
The alternatives are selling licenses, selling ads, selling support or selling services. The problem with licenses is that they are not recurring so you have to come up with new stuff all the time to sell more, especially to existing customers. Selling support works fairly well for open source. Services don’t scale when you need twice the staff to double your sales.