The difference between investors/users and new-investors/paying-users is so large and wide that I could both walk AND roll around on it.
replyWhat if they just forced everyone to pay $5 to use chatgpt? No free tier
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then every casual user would switch instantly to Gemini, or the most convenient alternative
replyYou misunderstand. They are going to force everybody to pay $5, then force everybody to use chatgpt. 8 billion times 5 isn't much money, but the advertisers will surely pay a lot for that many captive eyeballs!
reply(I have no MBA either)
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replyMy jurisdiction just legalized sports betting (or something similar, I don't care all that much about what specifically got legalized), and there's been an immediate explosion in gambling ads across various media formats.
replyA very common refrain is "these ads are terrible, but I refuse to consider paying for any ad-free subscriptions."
This kills their sales funnel.
replythey raised a ton of money but they spend it almost as fast as they can raise it. in any case they need real revenue if they want to ipo
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replyThey are simply spending more money than they are making, burning cash like crazy and they got investments to try and prop up their chest, but this tells me they are desperate
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