I've sold dozens of t-shirts, ties, etc on both CafePress and Zazzle. But until this article, I never realized that I could have spend an extra 3.5 hours on each of them and been a serial entrepreneur...
Which is not meant to simply be snarky and diminish his success. But this is not a startup, and not just because of its simplicity.
It is not a startup because it is not a sustainable business. It is a quick cash-in on a very temporary bit of pop culture. A startup it would be... if you create a long-term, reliable income stream from such ideas.
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I've sold dozens of t-shirts, ties, etc on both CafePress and Zazzle. But until this article, I never realized that I could have spend an extra 3.5 hours on each of them and been a serial entrepreneur...
Which is not meant to simply be snarky and diminish his success. But this is not a startup, and not just because of its simplicity.
It is not a startup because it is not a sustainable business. It is a quick cash-in on a very temporary bit of pop culture. A startup it would be... if you create a long-term, reliable income stream from such ideas.