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Re:Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first ... by kuschku on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:21AM (#34233473)
Google did not grow through advertising, but through word-of-mouth because they were actually better than the competition. I discovered the soda brands I'm now primarily drinking (Fritz, Premium) the same way.

So much of human society works through word-of-mouth. In fact, I'd argue that the type of megacorporation that can only exist grow through advertising is in fact damaging to society in itself. Small, localised SMBs is how we should go into the future.

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Re:Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first ... by satvikpendem on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @12:27PM (#34234589)
Small, localized SMBs were the ones most hurt by advertising changes such as between Apple and Facebook. But, let's agree to disagree, I don't think we'll change each other's minds in this conversation. Have a good day and happy new year.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/small-businesses-cou...

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