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Re:Ask HN: Small market product vs Big market product, Which... by codeslush on Sunday March 06, 2011 @06:39PM (#2295381)
It's not unethical at all and it's actually something that is very common. Why would you be concerned about the ethics of it? You're getting some money to build something they want and they're presumably getting some sort of discount, favorable licensing terms, etc...

To your earlier comment - I also don't think you should be worried about other possible customers being concerned about a "financial investment" from your initial customers. They ARE NOT partners - they're paying for a product just like any other customer. Instead, they're getting a discount for taking on a risk.

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Re:Ask HN: Small market product vs Big market product, Which... by JonathanWCurd on Sunday March 06, 2011 @06:54PM (#2295420)
In terms of ethics, I've just heard horror stories of people selling "vaporware" and don't want to be lumped into that category.

As for point two that makes great sense.

Thanks for all your input I appreciate it.

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