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Six Ways New Social Companies Will Monetize | Andreessen Horowitz

Six Ways New Social Companies Will Monetize | Andreessen Horowitz

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Two ways this can be done:

  1. Subscriptions to the platform or to a specific creator subscription allow users to select different things based on their level of engagement
  2. Reduce reliance on brand sponsors and increase the authenticity of creators. The drawback is the content reaches fewer people

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Commerce: Platforms that help creators sell their product

Commerce: Platforms that help creators sell their product

Pinterest pioneered this field, but TikTok and Instagram are now moving into the ‘space’ as well

Incentives for both fields align when the creator is seen as an expert in the field the product is coming from

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Virtual live experiences

Virtual live experiences

Typically one-time purchases are to a specific live event. The PPV model of boxing. A relatively new medium that has been accelerated by COVID-19

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Internet-based paid communities

These companies allow users to interact with people who have shared interests

Can be done for fitness, mental health, career guidance, etc.

Platforms act as matchmakers and users are the community that people seek in that specific field

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Digital goods and in-app purchases

Digital goods and in-app purchases

Popular in China and in video games

Among Us, a popular game, uses these to personalize a character despite the game being free

Beyond gaming, there has been little adoption in the US

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Tipping, donations, and microtransactions

Tipping, donations, and microtransactions

Livestream tipping has become a $10 billion industry in China. Twitch uses this in the US for videogame streamers. The downfall to this is that the tipping can be an inconsistent stream of revenue

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CURATOR'S NOTE

While the traditional ad model has worked well for social platforms in the past, new entrants have found new ways to monetize beyond targeted ads.

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