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I didn't read all of this, but isn't the current standard business plan to get as many 'free' users as possible, monetize them by adding advertising, then selli

• mindcrime 13y ago
  but isn't the current standard business plan to get as many 'free' users as possible, monetize them by adding advertising, then selling their eyeballs to Yahoo, etc. for actual money? No. There may be a lot of people pursuing that sort of thing, but there are plenty of startups selling "stuff" (whether it's software or something else) to people with money to spend (probably businesses) for real money. Don't fall for the silicon valley groupthink / herd mentality BS. Building a company that makes money the old fashioned way is still very feasible, and - IMO - always will be.