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Re:Tim O'Reilly: Stop throwing sheep, do something worthy by anthonyrubin on Thursday September 18, 2008 @08:10PM (#308755)
I don't think the question is whether or not you can run a profitable ad-supported business. The question is whether your product truly matters if people wouldn't pay for it.

I believe there are ad-supported products that matter, but I'm tired of being advertised to. I will pay for good products.

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Re:Tim O'Reilly: Stop throwing sheep, do something worthy by altay on Friday September 19, 2008 @04:59AM (#309098)
How will you find them?
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Re:Tim O'Reilly: Stop throwing sheep, do something worthy by DougBTX on Friday September 19, 2008 @09:52AM (#309243)
When was the last time you first heard of a startup through a paid-for ad? (And then spent money on the service, or clicked on an ad shown by that startup and bought something there?)
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