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> The whole point of creating a successful business, of course, is to have it generate money. I like to think that the whole point is to make something awesome
by mattlanger 17y ago
> The whole point of creating a successful business, of course, is to have it generate money.
I like to think that the whole point is to make something awesome/memorable/useful/meaningful/worthwhile that also creates jobs and produces wealth.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoawesome/memorable/useful/meaningful/worthwhile Nice thought, but that definition is so broad that only outright scams don't fall under its purview.
- mattlanger 17y agoIt's not the retrospective assessment of a business that's important here but the motivation that sets it in motion in the first place. Take a company like Facebook: those guys are really serious--almost evangelical--about the goal of making the world more connected; they also happen to be cornering a Google-size market in the process. Or think back to Microsoft before hating on them became so vogue: they had a mission to put a PC in every household which is a pretty admirable goal; it also happened to be the case that it was a damn good business move.
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- ryanwaggoner 17y agoAgreed, just pointing out that almost any business can be started to fulfill one of the goals you pointed out, especially useful and memorable, from a corner store to a trash collection company to a collections agency. It's useful to someone :)