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Re:Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000 by etherael on Monday August 24, 2009 @07:10PM (#783625)
on the other hand, you have a lot more hit and miss with the small to medium business market, they're more likely to not pay at all or simply drop an entire project on a whim without having to have a reason that they can peddle to the committee in charge of the project, at the same time they're only a step removed from the general public attitude of "My cousin could make it for 800$, what can you add to the equation?" and tend to be far more budget sensitive than their larger counterparts.

That said, the article does make some good points.

Re:Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000 by rgrieselhuber on Monday August 24, 2009 @07:58PM (#783725)
It's primarily about spreading the risk out to many more customers, so even if this happens in a few customers, it doesn't affect your core cash flow.
Re:Fuck the Fortune 500, It’s All About the Fortune 5,000,000 by webtickle on Monday August 24, 2009 @07:14PM (#783635)
What about the misses you get when working with Fortune 500 companies? Those misses can really hurt a company.