Re:The Decline And Fall Of Flowtab, A Startup Story
by aaronbrethorst on Saturday August 31, 2013 @09:58PM
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I think you're taking me a little too literally.
Incidentally, worldwide vitamin sales are expected to reach $3.3bn in 2015[1] while pain management drugs (ranging from OTC drugs to opiates) are expected to hit $60bn the same year[2]. So, painkillers revenue is ~20x vitamins.
[1] http://www.prweb.com/releases/vitamins/food_supplements/prwe...
Depends. I've seen and heard multiple stories of cab drivers or business owners failing to process using Square. For them, it certainly was more of an annoyance than a painkiller. In most these cases, I ended up paying cash.
Also, here's a truth about painkillers that few talk about: painkillers are quickly commoditized. This is why you'll find vitamins to cost more than tylenol even though it's the Tylenol that helps you when you have 102 fever.