[fourstar]

> Are you a likely customer? That is, are you a current influencer looking for a platform to sell things?

I'm sure the majority of people on "Hacker News" wouldn't fit into the archetype of an "influencer" using this platform as a publisher. If you frame the question more fairly: Would I be on the consumption end of this platform as a customer? Perhaps, but I don't know about quality control.

With Goldbelly, I can trust that the restaurants have been vetted by public health agencies. Likes and follower counts don't entice me to ingest some muffins from some random Instagram "influencer".

Why do you think you aren't allowed to ship product from your home under the California cottage law?

[wpietri]

No, I asked the question I asked for a reason. The people choosing this are the influencers, so it's their reaction to the brand that matters the most. For people buying influencer stuff, their reaction is at best secondary, and may be almost irrelevant if they only ever see it on a packing receipt or a credit card statement.

It's really important for startups to focus relentlessly on the people who make the early purchasing decisions. If those people don't get on board, no other potential audiences matter.