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How Discord Became a Developer Platform
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Exploring Product Development and Monetization on Discord
A company called Luma successfully leveraged Discord to launch its AI model, gathering a significant user base and discovering diverse uses for the tool, leading to adapting product development strategies. Discord's community engagement facilitates rapid iteration and finding product-market fit early. The three-step app development process on Discord involves ideation, launch, and monetization, with a focus on building a sustainable business. Discord offers features for app developers to list their games, monetize through various payment systems, and provides re-engagement tools and reporting. This integrated approach eliminates high-friction off-platform payment mechanisms, offering a seamless one-click solution for monetization within Discord's ecosystem.
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