On: Workplace experiments: A month to yourself

[jordanscales]

Where exactly does their money come from?

[dangrossman → jordanscales]

"Millions of people in 150,000 companies..."

"Pricing starts at $20/month."

http://basecamp.com/

[jordanscales → dangrossman]

Oh wow I had no idea it was such a popular product.

[qq66 → jordanscales]

They charge money for their products like Basecamp, Campfire, etc.

[codedivine → jordanscales]

Most of their products are web-based with paid subscriptions.

[prask7 → jordanscales]

Almost all their products are SAAS offerings in consumer internet. Flagship product being the project management and online collaboration software - basecamp (http://basecamp.com/ ) . They make money from subscriptions, and target the long tail.