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The beauty of capitalism is that you can just not use Adobe, Microsoft or drive Tesla. Blaming Trump on capitalism is also quite a stretch.
So the beauty of capitalism is billion dollar companies are free to try to scam you, because you're also free to avoid them? Maybe I should just stand on the street and be a 3-card-monty...
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How so?
They legalized it, but not the "right" way, according to you.
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Yes and look how well that's working out for most
Most of us should be honest and admit we're jealous of this guy. He basically chose a sector where customers are desperate (weight-loss drugs), slapped a website and an interface for connecting with a drug prescription provider together, did effective marketing, and now his business generates millions a month in profit. Like, there are a half dozen companies like his running around that essentially offer the same pro…
Do not universalize your temptation to graft
Survivorship bias
Technically, all journalism pieces on successful businesses are survivorship bias. No one writes and reads about the business that failed to find PMF.
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It has become a bit of a pest in Germany since weed was legalized. Every other method of distribution is either inconvenient, like growing it yourself, or borderline difficult to establish, like the social clubs. Now, you just pay 10 euros, fill out an online form, and receive a prescription. I’m not against legalization, quite the opposite but these empty promises that weed is a "cure" for anxiety, depression, and o…
You said it yourself, people are just paying the 10 euro for the prescription to avoid the hassle of growing themseleves or establishing/becoming part of a social club. It's a loophole that works, I doubt those people actually think that it is curing their illnesses.
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You said it yourself, people are just paying the 10 euro for the prescription to avoid the hassle of growing themseleves or establishing/becoming part of a social club. It's a loophole that works, I doubt those people actually think that it is curing their illnesses.
Some definitely do believe it’s a cure for their illness.
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Technically, all journalism pieces on successful businesses are survivorship bias. No one writes and reads about the business that failed to find PMF.
And that’s the problem. You find the same traits they claim that made them successful by those who failed. Cherrypicking the winners creates a false reasoning of success.
On one hand this is so impressive. On the other it seems like a company selling drugs or medical services using misleading/generated photos and reviews is not great and extremely risky. This must largely be going into testing and generating marketing content? I am extremely curious about his processes.
Yes - to be applied in less nefarious and dubious ways.
Amazing - an acquaintance of ours when we lived in Germany a couple of years ago had a similar idea. But she found that telemedicine + prescription drugs (and possibly advertising law) are among the most regulated areas in a country already known for its red tape. I didn't follow up what became of her startup idea, but there's no way she could have ever gotten it off the ground in just two months, like the guy from t…
This was quite a popular business in the US during covid. I had someone prescribe benzos after a 15 minute call where they didn’t seem to be paying attention. I believe they’re shut down down due to legal issues