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Viaweb's First Business Plan: http://paulgraham.com/vwplan.html http://paulgraham.com/vwplan.html
by vincentmarle 5y ago
Viaweb's First Business Plan: http://paulgraham.com/vwplan.html http://paulgraham.com/vwplan.html
- notahacker 5y agoTbf, the idea that all they really needed was a faster Internet connection and a secure server because clients "may believe" that's a useful thing for credit card transactions does fit the don't judge a founder by his planning philosophy "Spending some money on advertising might also be a good idea"
- steelstraw 5y agoThat was fun to read. It was a different time: Secure server software ($5000). This does not seem to be an absolute necessity; there are a lot of sites on the web where you can send your credit card number unencrypted, and to date there have been no reports of the numbers being stolen. But catalog companies may believe that a secure link is necessary, and spending this $5000 would give Webgen a much more professional look.