I am expecting a large amount of money to enter the...

I am expecting a large amount of money to enter the #fediverse probably starting next year. Driven by startups with #venturecapital.

Why? Because the investment opportunity of an open social network is simply too juicy to ignore. Most potential fediverse entrepreneurs may not know yet, but once #threads actually does #activitypub, it will become clear very quickly.

Love it or hate it, how are we going to prepare? Something I want to discuss at #fediforum. https://FediForum.org

Like 31 Jul 2023 at 16:53 | Open on social.coop

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Trek

@J12t my understanding is that it will be fairly limited #ActivityPub integration on #Threads.

31 Jul 2023 at 16:54 | Open on union.place

Johannes Ernst

@trekman10 not an unreasonable guess. Or is there some hard data that you are referring to?

31 Jul 2023 at 16:56 | Open on social.coop

Trek

@J12t just a guess based on my own professional background in creative activities, of which R&D can sometimes be.

31 Jul 2023 at 17:05 | Open on union.place

Tim Bray

@J12t Hmmm, my gut says that the Fediverse is basically VC-uninvestable, because the core premise of all social-media businesses is that the users are locked in so you can stuff their inbox with ads and charge them for exposure.

[To be clear, I think this is a good thing.]

I see investment pitches all the time and I have yet to see anything Fedi-related. Maybe I’m weird.

31 Jul 2023 at 17:20 | Open on cosocial.ca

Johannes Ernst

@timbray Agree the Fediverse investment proposition hasn't been articulated. I'm confident it will be 🙂

Analogy: back in the 80's networks were proprietary. Then we got Ethernet as an open standard & arguably much more value was created (for investors & users) through the open network because anybody could connect & innovate, which they couldn't before.

But the basis of competition--networks vs adapters--changed dramatically. Same will happen here IMHO. Away from ads to captured audiences.

31 Jul 2023 at 18:18 | Open on social.coop

Johannes Ernst

@timbray Clarification on the last sentence, I ran out of space:

I meant away from a captive audience that's being force-fed ads, to a variety of other models.

31 Jul 2023 at 18:48 | Open on social.coop

Jan

@J12t
As always with vc money they can spend the budget on marketing instead of technology.

31 Jul 2023 at 17:50 | Open on toot.io

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@J12t
What sorts of revenue streams are they anticipating?

31 Jul 2023 at 18:50 | Open on artisan.chat

Johannes Ernst

@Cassandra Nobody is yet, there is no "they" yet. I'm merely having a strong hunch that by this time next year, all sorts of entrepreneurial people will have intriguing (albeit unproven) answers to those questions.

31 Jul 2023 at 18:53 | Open on social.coop

Internet Rando

@J12t

my question remains the same, how do i get some?? :D

I mean, (all) my instance(s) would be run as non-profit(s), but I'm still interested in the cash. =)

31 Jul 2023 at 19:26 | Open on mastodon.seattlematrix.org