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		snowwrestler 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: People say they’ll pay more for “made in the USA” ... It is largely pointless, in general, to survey people about how much they would pay for things. Taking such answers seriously has led a lot of companies to ruin. The whole point of pricing is that no one knows how much something is worth until it is actually selling (or not).

cjaybo 4 months ago [–]

Yeah isn’t this like the number one lesson for startups? People will say lots of things when there’s no money or reputations on the line.

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