Quite possibly I am. I thought he was saying this after not releasing his premium account types for JotSpot initially and getting different feedback than he would from people actually willing to pay.
Anyway, I think the "beta" aspect of that statement is "try it and see, and change it if it's wrong". If your business model is "everything is free and I hate ads", then you'll soon find out that it's wrong. ;-)
It also ties into Kraus' favorite saying: You make what you measure.
