Schroeder: Clarity takes a 15% fee and absorbs payment processing costs
Will Schroeder · How Wil Schroter Made Money at 22 years Old to Eventually Launch Startups.com · Aug 19, 2020 · at 1:00:38
Will Schroeder, founder of Startups.com, explains the fee structure and margins of acquired expert marketplace Clarity.fm to Nathan Latka.
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“And even within that 15, 15%, we're also paying the processing fees. So we pay another three percent in processing fees, and then marketing fees, administration fees, et cetera. It's not a huge margin product, but it's actually one of our best products, like one of our most beloved products, because the product itself is just so good.”
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