acts_as_monetized

Well, Jason Calcanis has written something about startups and the economy.

One of his suggestions is that if your company doesn’t currently have a revenue stream, it needs to get one, like yesterday. Or at least by Monday.

I propose a Rails plugin, which we will call acts_as_monetized. It will automatically track your new users, and after a 30-day trial period will stop letting them use any models which include act_as_monetized until they start paying you.

The age old formula will now be:

  1. Create application.
  2. script/plugin install acts_as_monetized
  3. Profit!

You’re welcome.

(Building something people are willing pay you for will not be included in the plugin.)