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Response to the Journal

OnlyOnce

Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection. Since our founding in 1999, we’ve kept consumer choice, permission, and transparency at the center of our business.

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Response to the Journal

OnlyOnce

Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection. Since our founding in 1999, we’ve kept consumer choice, permission, and transparency at the center of our business.

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Your best bet is probably taking an existing market and serving a portion of it better than the competition, through lower cost or a different set of features. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad. Don’t spend time and money on getting the word out about your product beyond what you need to do discovery and validation.

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Web as platform

BeyondVC

" Web 1999/2000. Open, APIs and data sharing. Spend $$$, advertising. So as you can see, there are more sophisticated users, it costs significantly less to launch a new service/product, and many of the business models are proven to reach profitability. Critical Mass. GoToMarket Philosophy. Tech platform. Philosophy.

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