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Revenue Strategies for AI API Services

Strategy: "The Free Tier Trojan Horse" targeting IoT Application Developers (Not Enterprises)

Why this works:

  • You have 93 APIs – that’s a massive surface area. Most competitors offer 5–10.
  • Enterprises are slow to buy; individual developers and indie hackers can self-serve and pay in minutes.
  • $0 revenue means you have no brand trust. But developers trust open, free, and easy-to-test tools.
  • M2M APIs are often "boring" to market directly to enterprises. But they’re critical glue for app builders.

Specific Execution:

  1. **Pick 10 High-Value, High-Frequency

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