questions about The Browser Company's strategy
growth, monetization, and product
In episode 1 of the podcast, CEO Josh Miller talked about doing less and the toxic culture of constant optimization.
Is becoming the #1 browser in the world a priority for Arc?
Is there a specific number of users you want to reach?
Do you feel pressure to aspire to that goal because of venture capital? (how are you gonna make money?)
Who benefits financially from Arc when it eventually starts making money?
How will you avoid a shift in development incentives? Prioritizing the user over the shareholders.
Ever considered eventually making Arc open-source?
Any timeline for a Linux version?
You said Arc is for laptop people. You clearly see different use cases between form factors and you’ve gone as far as saying that in the future Arc could be invisible. Would BCNY ever be interested in hardware collaborations?
Will BCNY’s new product will be targeted exclusively to people who find Arc too confusing? or will be there any kind of synergy between Arc and it’s future baby sibling?
Growth vs Monetization
You are right that you shouldn’t stress over this right now, but when time comes, I think you should prioritize monetization because when you start being sustainable that should take off the pressure of growing for growth’s sake. On the other hand, growth doesn’t guarantee monetization.
This article is part of a series focused on The Browser Company of New York:
10 features I’d love to see in "Arc 2.0" — or whatever BCNY’s new product is gonna be called!
notes on The Browser Company's Communications — they're extremely good overall but I still have Thoughts®
questions about The Browser Company of New York — more focused on business-y stuff.