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How does one start a new business or sell a product in a world without advertising?

How do you scale something fast enough through just word of mouth to get out of the red?

If I open a new bakery, is it predatory to send a pamphlet to the nearby houses? Should I just sit quietly and hope that enough people notice?

advertising is a kind of cancer of modern society. One obvious consequence of advertising is the worsening of climate change.

I've seen a more direct consequence of advertising on fragile members of the society. Someone close to me has been working with orphans as they reach adulthood. Most have a job (can't make long studies when you have no family... See more

> How do you scale something fast enough through just word of mouth to get out of the red?

Don't choose a business model that needs to scale fast.

> If I open a new bakery, is it predatory to send a pamphlet to the nearby houses? Should I just sit quietly and hope that enough people notice?

I have never once gone to a physical store beca... See more