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“You can throw - and we've seen plenty of these kinds of companies - millions of dollars in advertising for a website or a service, and in the end if it's not useful no one's going to use it.” quote by Alexis Ohanian
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“You can throw - and we've seen plenty of these kinds of companies - millions of dollars in advertising for a website or a service, and in the end if it's not useful no one's going to use it.”

Alexis Ohanian

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Investing heavily in advertising for a product that lacks utility leads to wasted money because users will avoid it.

In simple terms: Ads waste money if the product isn’t useful.

Key Takeaway

Focus on usefulness before spending on ads.

Themes

product development marketing economics

Mood

critical pragmatic

Type

business advisory

When to use this quote

  • startup launch
  • ad campaigns
  • budget planning
  • product testing
  • customer acquisition

Key Concepts

user value advertising spend market fit

Questions to Reflect On

  • Is your product solving a real problem?
  • How much should you spend on ads before proving value?
A Different Perspective

Even with great ads, a poor product may still fail.

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