If you didn't click through to Andrew Chen piece, I recommend reading it before jumping to conclusions. "Outsource you monetization" struck me as daft - until I

If you didn't click through to Andrew Chen piece, I recommend reading it before jumping to conclusions. "Outsource you monetization" struck me as daft - until I read what Chen meant. The examples he cites are are about leveraging existing services instead of building your own: - There’s 200+ ad networks to plug into - Payment providers like Paypal, Amazon, Stripe - “Offer walls” like Trialpay - Mobile payment solutions like Boku - and new services coming out all the time (Kickstarter)