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> Software is one of the least capital intensive industry I can think of Software runs on hardware, and it's not cheap.
by gher-shyu3i 6y ago
> Software is one of the least capital intensive industry I can think of
Software runs on hardware, and it's not cheap.
- foepys 6y agoEverytime I hear this, I have to laugh. Setting up a car workshop, carpenter workshop, a bakery, a hair salon etc. will set you back a few ten if not hundred thousand dollars for equipment and/or inventory alone. Meanwhile you can rent servers for low double digits dollars a month and a decent laptop costs $2,000. The only thing expensive about software development is labor cost. Hardware is ridiculously cheap compared to any other profession.
- Miner49er 6y agoFor programming one can do fine with much cheaper then a $2k laptop.
- gher-shyu3i 6y agoWe're talking about infrastructure costs to run a platform like Uber or Lyft. Do you think that's cheap?
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoIt's a hell of a lot cheaper than serving the same number of customers with physical products.
- foepys 6y agoYes. Compare it to having to buy/lease all cars first like a traditional taxi service.
- Draiken 6y agoCompared to what? Cheap is not an absolute term. I agree with another comment here, it's absurdly cheap compared to almost anything else.
- gher-shyu3i 6y agoIf the goal is to run infrastructure like Uber or Lyft (or any other big company), it's going to be in the tens or even hundreds of thousands USD per month at least.
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoHundreds of thousands to run infrastructure like Uber? That's absurdly cheap. That's probably less than the cost of setting up one restaurant.
- gher-shyu3i 6y agoA restaurant runs up to the order or $100k/month?