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This is somewhat fair, but I think it's also worth pointing out that it's not a business model w/o precedence. Not too long ago, you could have argued that same
by qchris 6y ago
This is somewhat fair, but I think it's also worth pointing out that it's not a business model w/o precedence. Not too long ago, you could have argued that same thing about the Tesla Model S; "electric cars are only for rich people".
The capital from selling at a mark-up to wealthy early adopters helps to fund cheap(er) versions (i.e. Model 3) that are accessible to more people later on.
Not a perfect analogy, and Purism's execution isn't exactly comparable to Tesla's, but I think the idea is the same.