Find XO: Zeta's Success and the Future of Advertising Models (venturesquare.net)

- Zeta made a profit with a free advertising model. - Making a profit from ads means the real customers are advertisers, and in conversation services, what supports the advertising rate is ultimately the time users stay. - This tends to shift the product towards keeping users engaged rather than satisfaction. - Crack chose subscription, but it is still unknown which model will last longer. - Don't forget that following the advertising model was premised on lowering inference costs through SLM.