Mint-y fresh insights for farm mgmt software
Prime Future 179: the newsletter for innovators in livestock, meat, and dairy
“When Intuit shuts the budgeting app Mint down on Jan 1., it will join a packed graveyard of startups that tried and failed to cash in on financial responsibility. The problem with budgeting apps, it turns out, is that few people really want help with their budgets and even fewer are willing to pay for it.”
“The fallout means Mint customers searching for a new place to track their spending for free, or anyone who wants to turn to budgeting apps to better manage their money, should lower their expectations. If they want an app that will survive, they will either need to pay to subscribe to a competing service or manage money themselves with a spreadsheet or pen and paper.”
Holy parallels to farm management software, right?!
The Mint saga offers five insights for companies in farm management software.
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