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There's an old analogy that running a business is like taking a road trip, with money as the gasoline: you need to get gas along the way, but that's not the poi
by rabidrat 10y ago
There's an old analogy that running a business is like taking a road trip, with money as the gasoline: you need to get gas along the way, but that's not the point of the trip. So effectively you're wondering how much fuel you'd have left over if you only had a few bicycles towing a fuel truck. What's the point?
- skizm 10y agoThere is no point. It is a thought experiment. I'm wondering how much value the different parts of their company actually add to the bottom line. I'm thinking that despite "losing money" on a lot of their stuff, it does keep them in the news and their brand relevant. Like if Google had only done search and ads would Android have taken off like it did? Or was it because everyone knows Google does cool stuff and hopefully their cool stuff would make its way to Android?