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Re:Show HN: VA kids love drinking, hate paying. Step 1. Thou... by nikphilipsen on Monday July 02, 2012 @10:15PM (#4192164)
Maybe this is hopelessly naïve, but I almost feel like having to navigate through sticky legal restrictions offers some advantages to a startup. For one, it's a barrier to entry for competitors. But even more, it forces you to be creative with monetization, and lets you tackle some interesting problems others may have decided to skip.
Re:Show HN: VA kids love drinking, hate paying. Step 1. Thou... by adrianpike on Monday July 02, 2012 @11:37PM (#4192384)
That's one way to look at it - like many of the risk factors we struggle against (market, product, incumbent), if it can be overcome it can be a definite barrier to competition.

On the flip side, it's still a risk.