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Do you have an example of a site that started as an affiliate and ended up creating its own products? I think this is would be very very difficult.

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Replace affiliate by middleman and you get a lot of examples. Obviously it's difficult - because everyone's trying to do it and it gives you so much power. Look at what Amazon is trying to do with books and music. What Apple is doing. What Google is trying to do. What Facebook is doing. they are all doing the same thing. Become a middle-man and then try to take up power and start producing stuff themselves. It's why Google is buying content companies. It's why Facebook is a walled web - they want to replace the Internet. Don't focus on her post. Because her post (not her, just her post) is very short-sighted. You don't want to read it and catch the disease of not realizing the real prize. The real prize is not becoming a small service company for the incumbents. The real prize is to take over a part of the supply chain or customer to product pipeline. Then collate all power. It's how Google and the Internet has made most content worthless. That's what all the fashion startups have as their end goal. She can't see it because she's caught in her concept of what fashion should be/could be. As opposed to the real underlying dynamics. In sports terms - she's focused on a particular pitcher vs batter when the real game has a lot more than just how one batter does against one pitcher.
switch 15y ago
Replace affiliate by middleman and you get a lot of examples. Obviously it's difficult - because everyone's trying to do it and it gives you so much power. Look at what Amazon is trying to do with books and music. What Apple is doing. What Google is trying to do. What Facebook is doing. they are all doing the same thing. Become a middle-man and then try to take up power and start producing stuff themselves. It's why Google is buying content companies. It's why Facebook is a walled web - they want to replace the Internet. Don't focus on her post. Because her post (not her, just her post) is very short-sighted. You don't want to read it and catch the disease of not realizing the real prize. The real prize is not becoming a small service company for the incumbents. The real prize is to take over a part of the supply chain or customer to product pipeline. Then collate all power. It's how Google and the Internet has made most content worthless. That's what all the fashion startups have as their end goal. She can't see it because she's caught in her concept of what fashion should be/could be. As opposed to the real underlying dynamics. In sports terms - she's focused on a particular pitcher vs batter when the real game has a lot more than just how one batter does against one pitcher.

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switch 15y ago

Replace affiliate by middleman and you get a lot of examples. Obviously it's difficult - because everyone's trying to do it and it gives you so much power. Look at what Amazon is trying to do with books and music. What Apple is doing. What Google is trying to do. What Facebook is doing. they are all doing the same thing. Become a middle-man and then try to take up power and start producing stuff themselves. It's why Google is buying content companies. It's why Facebook is a walled web - they want to replace the Internet. Don't focus on her post. Because her post (not her, just her post) is very short-sighted. You don't want to read it and catch the disease of not realizing the real prize. The real prize is not becoming a small service company for the incumbents. The real prize is to take over a part of the supply chain or customer to product pipeline. Then collate all power. It's how Google and the Internet has made most content worthless. That's what all the fashion startups have as their end goal. She can't see it because she's caught in her concept of what fashion should be/could be. As opposed to the real underlying dynamics. In sports terms - she's focused on a particular pitcher vs batter when the real game has a lot more than just how one batter does against one pitcher.

switch 15y ago