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		bdunn on June 29, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building Your First Profitable Startup If you set a precedent that your product is free, no one who's signed up will ever pay for it. Charge right away.

wensing on June 30, 2012 [–]

This is true, except when it's false. Stormpulse was free for years and is now collecting subscription revenues from customers that used to be free users. And they are not the slightest bit angry about paying.

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