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Economics of Free: A New Business Model

By Janice Roberts - Stanford
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Lecture Description

The latest business model for web-based companies is to provide services to the consumers for free. Roberts talks about the operations of such a model, in which advertising is the only source of revenue. She elaborates on how companies are learning to value the concept of 'nothing'.

Course Index

  1. Globalization: Acting Local to be Global
  2. Understanding the 21st Century Consumer
  3. Losing Control to the Consumer
  4. Economics of Free: A New Business Model
  5. Investment Timing: Early, Late or In-between