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Any experience selling AMIs on AWS Marketplace?

9 points by thephyber ↗ HN
AWS Marketplace allows AWS users to buy AMIs, containers, among other things (SaaS, consulting, etc). Does anyone here have experience selling goods (AMIs or containers)? Not interested in SaaS / service.

It seems like there is potential here for good revenue, but the only small company I can find talking about this is Cloudnaut / Wittix.

Obviously marketing in a large App Store is difficult, but does AMI renting work well for buyers? How do version upgrades work (for both buyers and sellers)?

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GianFabien
No experience in selling AMIs, etc. But as a potential buyer the issue is that I haven't yet found anything that offers compelling value.

Just like any potential market opportunity, you first need to create something where the delivered value substantially exceeds the price. Once you establish that then the next challenge is to advertise/market, etc extensively in order to attract buyers.

IRL, unlike in the movies, Build it and they will come is mostly a fantasy.