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a. It's the closest of all others to the instincts in our 'reptile brain' * , so done and marketed right, you should have no issues getting new user signups, m
by justboxing 8y ago
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It's the closest of all others to the instincts in our 'reptile brain' * , so done and marketed right, you should have no issues getting new user signups, monetization, etc.
It's also one of those things you can do solo, without investors and lot of 'partners' / employees. And I'm guessing you have a day job and are trying to do a project on nights, weekends.
> Markus Frind works one hour a day and brings in $10 million a year. How does he do it? He keeps things simple.
> Frind takes it easy, working no more than 20 hours a week during the busiest times and usually no more than 10. Five years later, he is running one of the largest websites on the planet and paying himself more than $5 million a year.
Source: https://www.inc.com/magazine/20090101/and-the-money-comes-rolling-in.html https://www.inc.com/magazine/20090101/and-the-money-comes-ro...
* = Relationships, the need to 'connect', love, sex, food, shelter, money..... any app / startup in this space is what I consider pertaining to reptile brain, so very hard for humans to resist trying / downloading / using, esp. if it's "FREE".
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