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Yes, and Jason Calcanis is just an entrepreneur who sees huge potential in a "whatever the hell he's calling Mahalo lately." Seeing an opportunity and exploiti
by andrewljohnson 17y ago
Yes, and Jason Calcanis is just an entrepreneur who sees huge potential in a "whatever the hell he's calling Mahalo lately."
Seeing an opportunity and exploiting it makes you money, but it doesn't always make it right or good for the world.
And I don't think the comparison to Wal-Mart is valid. Wal-Mart succeeded because they have the best logistics in the world. They may have some aggressive business tactics in deploying stores, but selling cheap goods to people who need them is nothing even remotely like patent-trolling (or Mahaloing).
Wal-Mart has been shown to have very positive effects on communities, such as making prescription drugs and doctor visits affordable to poor people.
- jmathai 17y agoAgreed. I'm not advocating that he's having a net positive effect. Regarding Walmart: cheap goods is a benefit (like I said) but it comes at a cost (like I said). I could say the same about Mahalo. It's having a positive effect on some of their writers or employees (I don't really know much about Mahalo, but you get my point).