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Re:I am done. I give up by lcedp on Friday December 23, 2022 @05:07PM (#34111130)
> If you want maximize your chance at success, you need to do something non-scalable.

What is the meaning of 'scalable' here? Popular/widely-known?

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Re:I am done. I give up by scoofy on Friday December 23, 2022 @05:50PM (#34111500)
It means you can only sell the product on a case-by-case basis, and it does not scale.

Author: scalable. One book can be sold to 1 person or 1,000,000 with little extra work.

Barber: non-scalable. One haircut can be sold to 1 person, but not 2 people without doubling the amount of work.

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