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> Well, most of the business people I know of, only see a need in areas that they thing are profitable Yes and people only live in areas where they have a way

> Well, most of the business people I know of, only see a need in areas that they thing are profitable Yes and people only live in areas where they have a way to get food, air and water. A business can't function without profits. Naturally, a business owner will spend their energy on addressing needs through a model that can sustain itself. Others may choose to go the non-profit route and try to sustain themselves through grants/subsidies/benefactors/etc. There are 1.5 million non-profits in the US [1]. One way or another, the organization has to sustain itself. [1] http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/faqs/html/howmany.html http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/faqs/html/howmany.htm...

coldtea 13y ago
>Yes and people only live in areas where they have a way to get food, air and water. A business can't function without profits. Well, tons of musicians, writers, painters etc don't give up if they have to function without profits. In fact lots of them keep at their craft, without ever achieving much monetary success, and they produce stuff. A person making a web service could do just as much, if he really wanted to "fill a need and change the world". At least he/she could go at it for a reasonable income, without aiming for bucketloads of money. And yet, lots of people here sneer at "lifestyle businesses".