Comment by jandrese
22 days ago
> I disagree because Sales couldn't exist with a product
There are a lot of counterexamples throughout history.
22 days ago
> I disagree because Sales couldn't exist with a product
There are a lot of counterexamples throughout history.
This is too cryptic. Be clearer what you mean. Ponzi schemes?
Many companies aren't selling anything special or are just selling an "idea".
Like liquid death sells water for a strangely high amount of money - entirely sales / marketing.
International Star Registry gives you a piece of paper and a row in a database that says you own a star.
Many luxury things are just because it's sold by that luxury brand. They are "worth" that amount of money for the status of other people knowing you paid that much for it.
By this logic you should just be able to list anything for an above average price and have people buy it as a status symbol.
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Those are all products.
It works. But for most it is not sustainable. It in most cases collapses eventually. But ideas and words and now pictures and videos do sell as in get pre-orders or pre-payments.
Theranos is one case. Moller and his flying car.