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Originally Posted by Shap
Greed is a big problem. But not only that vetting and finding the right person isn't easy either. People are lazy and don't do their homework. Finding the right people is hard hard work. When I was hiring for big positions within the company it took me well over a year to fill those positions. I got job applications and emails from every big name guy that you see bouncing from company to company but that's not what I wanted. I wanted to find the right person. The person that fit with me and our business. It took me almost 2 years to find Mpahlca and the time it took was well well worth it.
If it doesn't feel right it isn't right. Has to feel right from the beginning. Note as i type that I realize I don't follow my own advice enough.
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Another problem is people back in the day, never saw the real value of the product. Too many were willing to buy cheap crap that had little difference to the other cheap crap available.
A content producer who could elevate the product above the rest was guaranteed to earn more offline than online. Yes online was stuck in a rut of underpaying for the product.
Look at the sites that broke that model. Twistys, Viv Thomas, Sapphic, DDF, etc. Then look at the people who stuck to the cheap crap model. Most were the first to go. Exceptions were people like Karrups who spent a fortune on quantity in the hope some of it was good.