[austinjp]

Selling this as a service to the merchants seems like a great idea. It would feel less creepy than allowing Yet Another App access to my inbox and credit card details.

Supplying merchants is also likely to provide a more _predictable_ income.

However...

Are giants like Amazon really likely to listen to a pitch from a startup, even one incubated at YC? (No snark, genuine question.)

There is another option: open source the product and give it away, charging for the hosted service. Obviously this may not be an option for Paribus, which would be a shame.