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		hervature on June 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sriracha hit revenue of $150M a year with no sales... It is a proof by contradiction. Essential meaning any successful business necessarily needs ad spend. Here is an example proving that statement false.

shoto_io on June 28, 2021 [–]

ok, fair. So I guess the statement has to be changed to "Almost every successful business needs ad spend"?

_ofdw on June 28, 2021 | [–]

I think it's "Bad or insufficiently-differentiated products need ad spend".

Make better products.

shoto_io on June 29, 2021 | | [–]

What is the differentiation of this sauce?

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