[iamdave]

Again, I must run and hide behind the great work Twitpic is doing.

http://blog.twitpic.com/2008/12/be-yourself/

Twitpic is self funded and ran by one guy from his apartment

He does it because he loves it, not because it pays the bills. Does everything HAVE to turn a profit?

[mixmax]

If it's a business with shareholders and investors it does.

[orib]

Does everything have to turn a profit? No.

Does everything that you're trying to earn a living off of, pay bills with, and hire employees with have to turn a profit? Hell yes.

If you're not going to aim at providing a return on investment, don't pretend you're a business.