Advertising Quote by Alexis Ohanian
“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.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Y Combinator Podcast, 2015
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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