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make things that artists like :) For what it's worth, I think this is what PG tried to do... Viaweb started out as a service to allow art galleries to get on

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  "... make things that artists like :) For what it's worth, I think this is what PG tried to do... Viaweb started out as a service to allow art galleries to get on the web ..." I think your on the right trail. But pg didn't target artists as much as 'gallery owners'. [0] For good reason he took the (right) choice, of money or starving artists. But it didn't work. What I'm getting at is targeting "creatives" [1] instead of salespeople. Is this the reason why Artix couldn't "make what art salespeople wanted"? I didn't really have an example in mind until I read this morning on Fuzzwich. [2] Powerful products can created by Startups that straddle 2 logs at a time. In this case an understanding of technology and animation. [0] The "Artix Phase" is a favourite of mine ~ http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html It reads a lot like Cpt. Kirk in Star Trek: SPOCK: Captain. There is a high probability this encounter going to be similiar in nature to the 'Artix Phase'. KIRK: I was thinking the same thing. Hmm, the "Artix Phase". I haven't heard that since "Starfleet Academy". Never got off the ground to crash & burn! [1] Or at least the "creative potential" in each user. [2] "Fuzzwich (YC summer 07) launches a new look and previews Animator" ~ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=130008 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=130008