Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business. Show all posts

Friday, January 30, 2009

Social Capital in Startup Networks

Social capital in action surrounds us. Below is a list of sites focused on the niche of starting up new businesses. In order for such ventures to be successful, it is often necessary to build a team of individuals that have complementary attributes and abilities. We are currently working on ways that we can quantify some of these behaviors given the rich data that is generated online everyday.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Freemium Business Model

The freemium model is something that I've been telling start-up businesses to do for quite a while. It allows community --- where social capital resides --- to build around your service at a fundamental level. After a captive community has been established, premium features (or services) can be offered, which effectively converts social capital into profit.