Ask HN: Examples where you make something people want, but are unable to profit?

Re:Ask HN: Examples where you make something people want, bu... by pmorici on Sunday December 06, 2009 @06:25PM (#980341)

You're ignoring the fact that 'want' is just one of many considerations people make when spending money. Things like 'need' and 'affordability' are going to factor in too. Want is probably just the strongest.

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Re:Ask HN: Examples where you make something people want, bu... by jeromec on Sunday December 06, 2009 @06:48PM (#980372)

I probably should have given another example, as micropayments was just one. Another example would be having a self-serve ad space selling system where sites could negotiate directly with advertisers rather than rely on AdSense percentages.

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