While not stated eloquently, I do think there&#x27;s some truth in that.<p>1. Open API&#x27;s, good documentation and community engagement goes a long way in establishing developer trust.  I don&#x27;t believe developer trust is correlated significantly with revenue (directly), but it&#x27;s absolutely correlated with acquisition.  I&#x27;d argue that Angular or React were partially successful because of the stickiness of their communities, and that&#x27;s a powerful self-perpetuating force.<p>2. Monetization is in the queries.  Facebook and Google know this.  Throwing aside all of their auxiliary services, emerging markets, hardware, et al... between 70-90% of their respective revenue is from direct advertising.  If there&#x27;s a way to scale or &quot;ramp&quot; their revenue model, this would be the portion to focus on.