Comments for JordanKobert.com http://jordankobert.com Stay Classy. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:25:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on This is brilliant. BRILLIANT I SAY! by Myrna Frye http://jordankobert.com/2008/03/17/this-is-brilliant-brilliant-i-say/#comment-1493 Myrna Frye Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:25:05 +0000 http://jordankobert.com/2008/03/17/this-is-brilliant-brilliant-i-say/#comment-1493 yprh8rnyy2xfmh91 yprh8rnyy2xfmh91

]]> Comment on How bad is the newspaper situation in San Francisco? by Telstar Logistics http://jordankobert.com/2008/02/13/how-bad-is-the-newspaper-situation-in-san-francisco/#comment-1445 Telstar Logistics Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:53:47 +0000 http://awesomejordan.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-1445 The most painful part of all is... I wouldn't get the Chronicle even if it were free -- the task of moving it from the front stoop and into the house and out to the recycing bin would be more work than the editorial content of the paper would justify. That's exactly why I'm liking the Examiner. I get my local news fix in a compact and manageable format, without all the rest of the dreck that weighs down the Chron. The most painful part of all is… I wouldn’t get the Chronicle even if it were free — the task of moving it from the front stoop and into the house and out to the recycing bin would be more work than the editorial content of the paper would justify. That’s exactly why I’m liking the Examiner. I get my local news fix in a compact and manageable format, without all the rest of the dreck that weighs down the Chron.

]]> Comment on Facebook Applications Can Alter Time by Brian Moura http://jordankobert.com/2007/09/20/when-facebook-applications-replace-reality/#comment-1365 Brian Moura Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:54:24 +0000 http://jordankobert.com/2007/09/20/when-facebook-applications-replace-reality/#comment-1365 Unfortunately the GigaOm code no longer works. So Xobni remains a mystery ! Unfortunately the GigaOm code no longer works. So Xobni remains a mystery !

]]> Comment on Facebook Valuation Bubble? by Jeff Miller http://jordankobert.com/2007/10/10/facebook-valuation-bubble/#comment-1256 Jeff Miller Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:16:43 +0000 http://jordankobert.com/2007/10/10/facebook-valuation-bubble/#comment-1256 Hah! Stumbled on your blog by accident. Somebody was asking if I had your number and I meant to go to my database, but absent mindedly typed Jordan Kobert in Google instead. On Reason #3 Above: Many subscription models can yield perhaps a 2% signup rate. Let's say you get 4% here, because users are already hooked on the product. 4% X 500,000 = 20,000 paying $10 per month. $200K per month X 12 months is $2.4MM. Can the extra $400K pay for the additional overhead? Granted, not everybody that signs up will stick for a year. Also, realisitically, you might introduce an upgrade version of the App for a cost. This way, you don't lose the other 480,000 users. You keep pitching to them, or advertising to them, depending on the App. It would take longer. Honestly, I just did the numbers. I don't really know what the app is or if the model above could be applied to it in some way. I don't even have a Facebook profile and am unfamiliar with the apps being discussed (what they do, how they work, etc.). As you stated, $2 per *satified* or *addicted* user might be cheap. Surely you can monetize a few percent. At $10 per month? Don't know. Depending on the app, you may ony get a one-time fee. Nevertheless, your talented team from reason #2 can now create a portfolio of apps from reason #1 (with no additional investment cost, other than salaries / overhead) and the valuation begins to look reasonable. Especially since you already have the potential to bank on reason #3 alone. Hah! Stumbled on your blog by accident. Somebody was asking if I had your number and I meant to go to my database, but absent mindedly typed Jordan Kobert in Google instead.

On Reason #3 Above:

Many subscription models can yield perhaps a 2% signup rate. Let’s say you get 4% here, because users are already hooked on the product.

4% X 500,000 = 20,000 paying $10 per month.
$200K per month X 12 months is $2.4MM. Can the extra $400K pay for the additional overhead?

Granted, not everybody that signs up will stick for a year. Also, realisitically, you might introduce an upgrade version of the App for a cost. This way, you don’t lose the other 480,000 users. You keep pitching to them, or advertising to them, depending on the App.

It would take longer.

Honestly, I just did the numbers. I don’t really know what the app is or if the model above could be applied to it in some way. I don’t even have a Facebook profile and am unfamiliar with the apps being discussed (what they do, how they work, etc.).

As you stated, $2 per *satified* or *addicted* user might be cheap. Surely you can monetize a few percent. At $10 per month? Don’t know. Depending on the app, you may ony get a one-time fee.

Nevertheless, your talented team from reason #2 can now create a portfolio of apps from reason #1 (with no additional investment cost, other than salaries / overhead) and the valuation begins to look reasonable. Especially since you already have the potential to bank on reason #3 alone.

]]> Comment on My Personal DNA by Jordan http://jordankobert.com/2007/02/28/my-personal-dna/#comment-6 Jordan Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:47:58 +0000 http://awesomejordan.com/2007/02/28/my-personal-dna/#comment-6 This is a visual representation of my "DNA" as determined by the mathematical kids at <a href="http://www.personaldna.com" rel="nofollow">www.PersonalDNA.com</a>. They say I am an "Advocating Leader" which I believe is psychobabble for "Totally Frigging Awesome". But I might be a bit off here... Take the test - it's fun, interesting and takes only 5 - 10 minutes. You might even learn something about yourself. This is a visual representation of my “DNA” as determined by the mathematical kids at http://www.PersonalDNA.com.

They say I am an “Advocating Leader” which I believe is psychobabble for “Totally Frigging Awesome”. But I might be a bit off here…

Take the test – it’s fun, interesting and takes only 5 – 10 minutes. You might even learn something about yourself.

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