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How on Earth did they manage to fuck this up?
They were the leading firm in a field where having the most data makes yours the most accurate tests. Their product sold for hundreds of dollars a pop, with practically zero marginal costs to run the tests. And they were really popular, selling like hotcakes.
It's insane just how astoundingly incompetent upper management can be sometimes.
No returning customers, due to the nature of the business. It's dead from the start.
people get born every day
I don't. It's only happened to me once.
A person is born every day.
You are not born every day.
Seems clear that you must not be a person.
It happened to me yesterday and now I hear it only happens once?
Smh my head.
Currying won’t save you
Right, but the data you get from that test is pretty broad. One test will create a background for an entire family. You only need to do one for one child. Or if both parents have one, or a sibling of both parents have done one, the children of that pair also no longer needs a test to see their background.
It's not just about background though. Could also filter the results for genetic markers of medical conditions, something that may differ between individuals.
true but after the enormous initial boom they would have reached an equilibrium of a small trickle. the question is if that small trickle is enough to sustain a company on its own, so apparently not.
People that would presumably already know their lineage since their parents already took the test.