>Yes, moving hosting may save you some bucks, but fundamentally isn't the problem the large number of freeloaders?
I find this viewpoint problematic. Are the users freeloaders, or is the product just not compelling enough to attract paying users?
Self reflection is sometimes painful but there's a reason "lack of market fit" is a common startup story. Insulting the users by calling them freeloaders, when you are overtly offering them a free service, seems self-defeating.
> Are the users freeloaders, or is the product just not compelling enough to attract paying users?
There’s no cognitive dissonance in believing both of these things at the same time. The non-paying users are freeloaders because they’re gaining value with no intention of paying for it. The service isn’t compelling enough because, despite all of the attention it’s getting, it can’t attract paying customers.
They’re both causative to some degree, but from the entrepreneuer’s perspective, there’s nothing that can be done about human nature— you just have to account for it when designing your offerings.
I find this viewpoint problematic. Are the users freeloaders, or is the product just not compelling enough to attract paying users?
Self reflection is sometimes painful but there's a reason "lack of market fit" is a common startup story. Insulting the users by calling them freeloaders, when you are overtly offering them a free service, seems self-defeating.