It is not the stupidest question in the world. It's a terribly important question. But I don't think it's the most important question facing Twitter right now.

It is not the stupidest question in the world. It's a terribly important question. But I don't think it's the most important question facing Twitter right now. Twitter has yet to cross the chasm to mainstream usage. It's not immediately obvious to anyone why they should use Twitter See this is why I have a problem with the "get big and everything else will happen" philosophy that so many in the valley share: It's twisted logic. If a startup can't make money now, then yes, it's possible that they might make money later. That's sounds more like trying to win the lottery twice though. Odds are it won't happen. In fact, Google is the only time it's happened that I can think of off hand. Now, if a startup can turn a profit from the start (or soon enough) then it is pretty much guaranteed to continue making that profit no matter how big it is. In fact, it doesn't even need to get bigger. It can if it chooses, but it doesn't have to. Why do people continue to focus on the bubble mentality of trying to profit from popularity alone? Even when it works, it isn't sustainable.