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Braun argues DIY website builders produce crappy sites that users hate
“People do not want to do it in do it yourself mode. Because the websites at the end are crap. You know, when you take a look, you see that, you know, like those websites are crappy, really.”
Charging Customers Proves True Product Value Better Than Freemium Engagement
“The thing that I didn't realize was the discipline of charging is a more honest reflection of creating value for your customers. So we made, I made, and I make so many mistakes, it's kind of laughable, but I certainly missed that in the sense of looking at met…”
Hager: Clutch aims to build a Webflow alternative for enterprise-level applications
“So our goal was basically to build Squarespace or a Webflow or a Wix or one of those products, but that could actually build enterprise level applications.”
Squarespace Remained Profitable Throughout Dane Atkinson's 2007-2011 CEO Tenure
“The company was always profitable. It's a very strong business model.”
Blair: Enterprise websites cannot be built on Squarespace or Weebly
“You can't really build like an enterprise level site on, on Squarespace or Weebly or something like that. Whereas like something like WordPress, you can.”
Okunyev was previously skeptical of Wix but found it impressive
“I think Squarespace is, is a great thing. But yeah, it was, I always thought really badly of them, and I've been trying it recently, and I was pretty impressed.”
Squarespace Generated Over $500K Annually as a Solo Operation
“Oh yeah. And of course a year is definitely making that kind of money.”
Squarespace Achieved Three-Month Customer Acquisition Payback Periods Before 2011
“Yeah, actually it's gotten harder being a SAS these days, but certainly back then we would be able to return money, you know, three months from advertising.”