The unfortunate (or maybe fortunate) part is that data shows that occasionally, short-term exponential growth creates massive companies (ie - Google and Faceboo

The unfortunate (or maybe fortunate) part is that data shows that occasionally, short-term exponential growth creates massive companies (ie - Google and Facebook) with relatively minimal marketing charges. I remember when Facebook was first available at my University. Seemingly overnight, all of the LiveJournals died and Facebook absolutely took control.