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_flux 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Tinder, but to decide what to eat

How about the argument that having recurring income incentivizes further development, whereas single-pay fees incentivize customer acquisition?

zdragnar 6 months ago [–]

That's called gambling. Pay me now and maybe you'll like what comes next!

_flux 6 months ago | [–]

And the customers don't like it, they can stop paying.

Seems like a risk to the author. Keeping existing customers is typically easier than getting new ones.

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