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This reminds me of what Richard Branson supposedly said: If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline. (To be fair, a
by greghendershott 10y ago
This reminds me of what Richard Branson supposedly said: If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.
(To be fair, airlines pay humans... as employees... unionized.)
I understand the rationale for spending $2 of marketing/whatever to buy $1 of sales. Grab market share. Step 3, profit like it's 1999. We'll see.
- ctack 10y agoBranson's statement reminded me of the old joke: Q: How do you make a small fortune in farming? A: You start out with a large one.
- compiler-guy 10y agoSo many old jokes like this. My favorite variation: How do you restore a <classic car of your choice> so it is worth $100,000? Buy one with good bones for $20K and spend $200,000 fixing it up.