Tech nerds have a pathological/ideological aversion to making money. I can't count how many interviews I've read/watched in which some startup founder congratu

Tech nerds have a pathological/ideological aversion to making money. I can't count how many interviews I've read/watched in which some startup founder congratulates himself for not worrying about how to build a profitable business (all the while accepting VC funding). This is why we get so many startups that crash-and-burn or acqui-hired (and then shuttered). Affiliate marketing is an incredibly powerful tool that is under-utilized by small businesses/startups. But affiliate marketing serves no purpose other than to sell stuff and make money; It is nakedly sales driven, hence the animus towards affiliate links. Nobody should "want" to make money on the Internet, right? It should happen by accident.