Wisdom

Subscriptions can't track media's changing value; pay at the moment of value

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can never accurately reflect what they actually you know, what the value that they're getting from the product, because the VAT, the value of media is ever changing on a on a daily basis,

Episode 38: Episode 38 01:07:26 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Media subscriptions churn constantly because a flat fee can't reflect what a listener is getting, and that value changes daily. You binge a show for weeks, then barely listen for months. When a busy person hits play, they've committed precious time; at that moment they'll give a lot, more than they would as a subscriber caught on a random day.

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  1. Episode 7: Episode 7 01:29:05 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    what always happens with a subscription model is you sign up, you get to this, you get to this threshold where you're like, Okay, I am, I'm doing this, fill in the blank activity a lot,

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  2. Episode 38: Episode 38 01:09:29 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    you're willing to give them money at that moment, at the very moment, you're willing to give them a lot of money, because you've decided that their product is that valuable that you're going to spend your precious time listening to it.

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