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← Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 26 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under semiconductors semiconductors Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. Scarcity and difficulty of production, notjust usefulness, are what let a sellercharge more. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jul 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a commodity cheaply is a harder startup problem than making something valuable, because the product cannot carry a premium. — tap to centre the map on it Making a commodity cheaply is aharder startup problem than makingsomething valuable, because theproduct cannot carry a premium. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Selling an undifferentiated product while expecting returns above the cost of capital is unrealistic. — tap to centre the map on it Selling an undifferentiated productwhile expecting returns above thecost of capital is unrealistic. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pitching on the buyer's problem alone commoditizes a seller, because everyone speaks to the same problem. — tap to centre the map on it Pitching on the buyer's problemalone commoditizes a seller, becauseeveryone speaks to the same problem. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 JA Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting a price on creative expression makes it suffer, while giving it away freely lets it thrive. — tap to centre the map on it Putting a price on creativeexpression makes it suffer, whilegiving it away freely lets itthrive. Last stated 6 months ago 23 Apr 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. — tap to centre the map on it Allocating scarce chips to thehighest bidder is bad business — youset your price and keep it, howeverhigh demand goes. Last stated 7 months ago 15 Apr 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it A capitalist state's collectivisttheory produces the servile state,not collectivism HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing non-compete agreements onlow-wage jobs is anti-competitiveand artificially suppresses wages. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries,extraordinary profits from shortagesare eventually competed away assupply responds to the profitincentive, and losses are similarlyself-correcting through reducedsupply. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery — tap to centre the map on it A guarantee that no one suffershardship would mean a return toslavery WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state — tap to centre the map on it Churches are tolerated only oncondition that they preachsubmission to the capitalist state GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Lowering regulatory burden onbusinesses leads to increased wealthfor everyone. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. Last stated 11 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Justin Jackson Read this korrent →