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> For all we know, this "business model" is being forced upon Mahalo given the present economic climate. I find this a little tough to buy. I thought the conce
by jordanb 17y ago
> For all we know, this "business model" is being forced upon Mahalo given the present economic climate.
I find this a little tough to buy. I thought the concept of "human-powered search" smelled a little funky from the beginning. In fact, it smelled so funky that I was really surprised that well-respected VCs invested in it. I figured there had to be something in the prospectus that wasn't in the public marketing.
- aaronwall 17y agoAsk Jason how many humans are on staff who do editorial. I bet (with at least 99:1 odds) the number is closer to 0 than it is to 10 when you back out the ~ 100 contractors around the world. So then what is really human powered about the Mahalo scraper site? I also bet Jason is surprised at how much I know about his business model. :D