• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yes you just described the business model. Everyone from Walmart to Amazon to Uber uses it. They take a loss in the short term, relying on new investor money or other products.

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      11 months ago

      Or they could be building economies ot scale? You can’t drive down costs making thousands, you need to make millions.

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        11 months ago

        That’s possible too. It’s not like the US doesn’t give businesses loans and grants for upscaling.