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da02 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Do you even need a database?

Sounds like a tough business. The profit margins must have been razor thin.

forinti 3 months ago [–]

Jokes aside, the guy made an impressive amount of money with this.

I should have charged him a percentage. Even if I had charged 0.5%, I would have made more money.

da02 3 months ago | [–]

Retail customers or B2B? What was stopping you from starting a similar business, but different product category?

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