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Quora is not a forum for product placement. The CEO ad was not answering the question.

avip 8y ago
Quora is a good place for product placement and is commonly used as such. In fact, I believe that’s Quora’s revenue generation model...
- utopcell 8y ago
  Hang on, do you think Quora is being paid to allow such answers, or that they allow them because controversial answers are popular ?
  - yeutterg 8y ago
    Whether or not companies are paying Quora, it's common for startup founders to answer questions there. Sometimes the posts are blatant ads that don't really answer the question, or they add nothing that was not already answered. But sometimes they do answer the question and provide value, while also subtly pointing to a product. I think the latter is acceptable, and I do it occasionally myself. (Example: https://www.quora.com/What-kinds-of-lights-are-best-to-combat-Seasonal-Affective-disorder https://www.quora.com/What-kinds-of-lights-are-best-to-comba...) Consider this: founders have the strongest conviction for solving a given problem. They often created a product because they saw a gap in the market, and they tend to be domain experts. So, they are highly qualified to answer questions within their area of expertise. If a post provides value and just so happens to offer a relevant solution with financial strings attached, I have absolutely no problem with it. I might even end up purchasing it, because by searching or asking questions on Quora, I am looking for a solution myself.
    - utopcell 8y ago
      Agreed.
  - avip 8y ago
    I've assumed one can pay to pin answers to the top, but according to https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-business-model-of-Quora-How-are-they-making-money https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-business-model-of-Quora-Ho... that is falsified.
weberc2 8y ago
The amount of misinformation I see on Quora is staggering; product placement like this is better than the average content, to be honest.
- powerslacker 8y ago
  It wasn't always this way. Quora's user base expanded heavily and the quality of content suffered. When the community was smaller questions and answers were more informative. Its slowly becoming a glorified Yahoo answers.

avip 8y ago

Quora is a good place for product placement and is commonly used as such. In fact, I believe that’s Quora’s revenue generation model...

utopcell 8y ago
Hang on, do you think Quora is being paid to allow such answers, or that they allow them because controversial answers are popular ?
- yeutterg 8y ago
  Whether or not companies are paying Quora, it's common for startup founders to answer questions there. Sometimes the posts are blatant ads that don't really answer the question, or they add nothing that was not already answered. But sometimes they do answer the question and provide value, while also subtly pointing to a product. I think the latter is acceptable, and I do it occasionally myself. (Example: https://www.quora.com/What-kinds-of-lights-are-best-to-combat-Seasonal-Affective-disorder https://www.quora.com/What-kinds-of-lights-are-best-to-comba...) Consider this: founders have the strongest conviction for solving a given problem. They often created a product because they saw a gap in the market, and they tend to be domain experts. So, they are highly qualified to answer questions within their area of expertise. If a post provides value and just so happens to offer a relevant solution with financial strings attached, I have absolutely no problem with it. I might even end up purchasing it, because by searching or asking questions on Quora, I am looking for a solution myself.
  - utopcell 8y ago
    Agreed.
- avip 8y ago
  I've assumed one can pay to pin answers to the top, but according to https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-business-model-of-Quora-How-are-they-making-money https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-business-model-of-Quora-Ho... that is falsified.

weberc2 8y ago

The amount of misinformation I see on Quora is staggering; product placement like this is better than the average content, to be honest.

powerslacker 8y ago
It wasn't always this way. Quora's user base expanded heavily and the quality of content suffered. When the community was smaller questions and answers were more informative. Its slowly becoming a glorified Yahoo answers.