Comments on: Jaxtr raises $10 million, doubles users in one month http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dolce Vita http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-527256 Dolce Vita Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:53:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/#comment-527256 I like the product. One wonders, though ... "Jaxtr plans to make money by charging people who use more than their allotted 100 minutes per month; he hopes to get 20 million users in the next twelve months and is planning for only around one percent of these users to pay for additional minutes." 20000000 * 100 minutes * 2 legs/call * 1 cent/leg This amounts to 40 million $ / month expense only for phone calls; how about all the rest such as salaries just to keep customer service and network operation center running properly? 1% paying customers, each spending $10 equals 2 million There is a huge deficit that needs to be explained. I wonder what the investors are thinking. Audio Ads? There should be a business play to this technology, however cost of sales and competition could be deadly too. By way of example answer the question: "why didn't Skype become a business telephony tool?" I like the product. One wonders, though … “Jaxtr plans to make money by charging people who use more than their allotted 100 minutes per month; he hopes to get 20 million users in the next twelve months and is planning for only around one percent of these users to pay for additional minutes.”
20000000 * 100 minutes * 2 legs/call * 1 cent/leg
This amounts to 40 million $ / month expense only for phone calls; how about all the rest such as salaries just to keep customer service and network operation center running properly?
1% paying customers, each spending $10 equals 2 million
There is a huge deficit that needs to be explained.

I wonder what the investors are thinking.
Audio Ads?
There should be a business play to this technology, however cost of sales and competition could be deadly too. By way of example answer the question: “why didn’t Skype become a business telephony tool?”

]]> By: Tech Untangled » Blog Archive » Will Jaxtr upstage Skype http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-504156 Tech Untangled » Blog Archive » Will Jaxtr upstage Skype Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:40:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/#comment-504156 [...] today with cell phones. Jaxtr also plans advertising within user accounts. Jaxtr hopes to get 20 million users in the next twelve months and expects around one percent to purchase for additional [...] [...] today with cell phones. Jaxtr also plans advertising within user accounts. Jaxtr hopes to get 20 million users in the next twelve months and expects around one percent to purchase for additional [...]

]]> By: Raja http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-499074 Raja Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:14:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/#comment-499074 I have created a username in Jaxtr and tried to add my mobile no(Im in India)but it is not reaching properly.Why i am facing this problem. Thanks, Raja I have created a username in Jaxtr and tried to add my mobile no(Im in India)but it is not reaching properly.Why i am facing this problem.

Thanks,
Raja

]]> By: Konstantin Guericke http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-497758 Konstantin Guericke Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:28:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/27/jaxtr-raises-10-million-doubles-users-in-one-month/#comment-497758 To clarify, we provide a link that generates a local number for each caller rather than simply assigning a number for the callee (like GrandCentral or SkypeIn do) because a number that is local to the caller allows the caller to bypass international phone charges. Callee numbers, like those provided by SkypeIn and GrandCentral, force callers from abroad to pay international fees, which can be hefty, especially if the call is initiated on a mobile phone. To clarify, we provide a link that generates a local number for each caller rather than simply assigning a number for the callee (like GrandCentral or SkypeIn do) because a number that is local to the caller allows the caller to bypass international phone charges. Callee numbers, like those provided by SkypeIn and GrandCentral, force callers from abroad to pay international fees, which can be hefty, especially if the call is initiated on a mobile phone.

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