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Napkin math? Math. I don't think it means what he thinks it means. All I see here is "proof by picture" with some stretched definition of "proof". The only rel
by acchow 13y ago
Napkin math?
Math. I don't think it means what he thinks it means. All I see here is "proof by picture" with some stretched definition of "proof". The only relevant part of this entire piece was this:
>Because when something is easy to build and sell — and appears to make money — a lot of people are going to gold rush the market and drive your margins into the ground. Now there are a million alternatives.
The low-cost gaming industry makes money off one-hit-wonders. You can't consistently manufacture one-hit-wonders.
- mayank 13y agoSounds like the "gold rush" going on now for RSS readers, which are easy to build and which apparently people will pay for.
- pjmlp 13y agoI never got it, given that most browsers and email clients already provide readers.
- PakG1 13y agoYou can't consistently manufacture one-hit-wonders. You don't need to consistently manufacture one-hit-wonders, just enough to make up for the losers. A lot of businesses are like this. Investing in startups, producing movies, etc, etc. And there are stars in each industry that do seem to magically consistently manufacture one-hit-wonders.