Comments on: The Value is in the Experience http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/ Peter Christensen's Blog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:20:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Freemium Isn’t A Business Model, It’s A Marketing And Trust Strategy » What’s In Peter’s Head http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Freemium Isn’t A Business Model, It’s A Marketing And Trust Strategy » What’s In Peter’s Head Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:55:14 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-905 [...] chimed in once or twice on the free vs. paid debate, and I’m firmly in the camp that you should charge customers [...] [...] chimed in once or twice on the free vs. paid debate, and I’m firmly in the camp that you should charge customers [...]

]]> By: What Kind of Software Would People Actually Pay For? » What’s In Peter’s Head http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-458 What Kind of Software Would People Actually Pay For? » What’s In Peter’s Head Tue, 13 May 2008 18:37:11 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-458 [...] See two update posts: “The Value in in the Experience” and “Music Operates Directly on Your Abstract Syntax [...] [...] See two update posts: “The Value in in the Experience” and “Music Operates Directly on Your Abstract Syntax [...]

]]> By: Peter http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Peter Fri, 09 May 2008 21:57:25 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-443 Jim - I think the energy price constraints are a temporary feature in the market. Earlier in history, when a resource ran out there weren't good substitutes available (see Jared Diamond's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0670033375/pchristensen-20" rel="nofollow">Collapse</a> for examples). Now, thanks to creativity and technology, there are energy alternatives that are available and profitable but haven't hit the bigs yet because high gas and oil prices are a recent phenomenon. See my post <a href="http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/series/si-energy.html" rel="nofollow">World's Best Primer on Energy Competitiveness</a> and the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0316353000/pchristensen-20" rel="nofollow">Natural Capitalism</a> for more examples. Jim – I think the energy price constraints are a temporary feature in the market. Earlier in history, when a resource ran out there weren’t good substitutes available (see Jared Diamond’s book Collapse for examples). Now, thanks to creativity and technology, there are energy alternatives that are available and profitable but haven’t hit the bigs yet because high gas and oil prices are a recent phenomenon.

See my post World’s Best Primer on Energy Competitiveness and the book Natural Capitalism for more examples.

]]> By: Jim Rankin http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Jim Rankin Fri, 09 May 2008 21:41:22 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-442 "Throughout history, the constrained resources have been, depending on time and place, natural resources, arable land, labor, labor, capital, manufacturing capacity, distribution, etc." Seen gas prices lately? Natural resources might be making a comeback as a constrained resource, especially when you add in environmental costs like CO2 emissions... “Throughout history, the constrained resources have been, depending on time and place, natural resources, arable land, labor, labor, capital, manufacturing capacity, distribution, etc.”

Seen gas prices lately? Natural resources might be making a comeback as a constrained resource, especially when you add in environmental costs like CO2 emissions…

]]> By: Peter http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Peter Fri, 09 May 2008 20:29:44 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-440 Thanks Carlos! There's another thought I'm working on related to your question - the sneak preview is that the experiences deliverable through software are limited by the medium of sitting at a computer, so we should seek to integrate the software experience with the real world. Keep your eyes out for that post, next week probably. Thanks Carlos! There’s another thought I’m working on related to your question – the sneak preview is that the experiences deliverable through software are limited by the medium of sitting at a computer, so we should seek to integrate the software experience with the real world. Keep your eyes out for that post, next week probably.

]]> By: Music Operates Directly On Your Abstract Syntax Tree » What’s In Peter’s Head http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Music Operates Directly On Your Abstract Syntax Tree » What’s In Peter’s Head Fri, 09 May 2008 20:27:19 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-439 [...] mentioned music in each of the last two posts as a digitizable creation that people enjoy enough to pay for. So what is it about music that is so [...] [...] mentioned music in each of the last two posts as a digitizable creation that people enjoy enough to pay for. So what is it about music that is so [...]

]]> By: carlos9900 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/articles/the-value-is-in-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-437 carlos9900 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:03:44 +0000 http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/?p=227#comment-437 Very nice reading Peter. Is hard to find an asnwer for your question "So if people will pay for great experiences, and creativity is economically valuable, what does that mean for software entrepreneurs looking for opportunities?" Keep up the good job Very nice reading Peter. Is hard to find an asnwer for your question “So if people will pay for great experiences, and creativity is economically valuable, what does that mean for software entrepreneurs looking for opportunities?”
Keep up the good job

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