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What if I came to America and tried to start a company that helped people stay at home and get drunk alone...blah blah blah

Sivers responds: Touché

Touché? What if I came to America and tried to start a...liquor store? Where you can buy a bottle of vodka at 90 percent off, compared to clubs? Totally novel, right? Unthinkable.

Obviously, if the Singapore retail experience described in this article is correct, any entrepreneur there is going to look for ways to change that. Besides, a huge amount of product from amazon is boring stuff like nappies and soap and ground coffee. People don't buy those things during a social event.

Touché? What if I came to America and tried to start a...liquor store? Where you can buy a bottle of vodka at 90 percent off, compared to clubs? Totally novel, right? Unthinkable.

Most people buy at liquor stores to take to a social event. That reinforces the story's point, not contradicts it.

Liquor stores don't compete with clubs on price, they compete with each other and other sources of take-away alcohol.

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