Ask HN: I want to develop apps for non profits, does this biz model work?

2 pointsjiblyyyy4 comments

I want to develop simple apps for non profits and instead of charging $xx,xxx per project, I want to take care of everything including hosting the native apps on my app store licenses, for a $250/mo subscription. Is this a price range that non profits would love to jump on?

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Without a one-off fee upfront?

Yes. Zero upfront costs

You'd be setting yourself up for a world of problems.

1.You wouldn't recoup your time investment on each app for at least 2 years.

2.The upkeep with each of those apps during that time would eat up significant portions of your time.

3. If an app did go down for whatever reason the firm could choose to cancel your arrangement. If that happened in the first 12 months you'd really be sunk because you have no one else you can sell that app to.

If a children cancer foundation doesn't pay the monthly bill, will you be so heartless to just unplug the server?

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