eROI Days Email Agency » RYZwear.com http://eroidays.com Web Design + Email Marketing Agency, Email Design, eROI, eROI Days Blog, Email Marketing Strategy, Email Inbox Blog, email days, interactive agency culture, email marketing blog, Funny Email, viral marketing, Spam Archive Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:25:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://eroidays.com http://eroidays.com/wp-content/themes/eroidays/images/favicon.ico eROI Days Email Agency Community Website Business Model http://eroidays.com/2008/06/10/community-website-business-model/ http://eroidays.com/2008/06/10/community-website-business-model/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:03:50 +0000 Ryan Buchanan http://eroidays.mu.eroi.com/2008/06/10/community-website-business-model/ I recently wrote a blog post, Innovation Even Applies to Non-Profits, which talked about fascinating business models surrounding hipster companies like Threadless.com. No sooner had I written that blog post did I receive another several emails from friends and partner companies about a Portland company called RYZwear.com that has a nearly identical business model to Threadless.com and is launching its site this week with a sneaker design contest as the core of its community-based revenue model. Here is the email that I got:

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I love the business model and the concept behind RYZwear.com and Threadless.com, but I’m wondering how much room there is for me-too type companies. Is it truly a revolutionary shift where an entire new economy can be built around it or is there significant first-mover advantages to Threadless.com and other community-based business models already up and running?

Please comment to share your thoughts.

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