A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by James Laughlin (June 20, 2024) in which the speaker admits discomfort with traditional “deal-maker”/sales tactics (uses a used-car salesman example), frames Decadata as a high-volume, low-margin business that he views as comparatively more ethical, and offers a self-deprecating line (“Not that I'm really that ethical”).
I've never been a deal maker either. I've always had a problem with the idea that, you know, say you're a used car salesman, so someone comes in with a car and you're going to tell them it's worth, say eight grand, and then when someone comes in to buy it, you're going to tell them it's worth 12. I just philosophically, I found that very difficult because it's not really honest. And, you know, if you add value, it's a whole different story. But there's no value added there, so. Never really been like that either. And Decadata has always been a high volume, low margin business, which I guess is more ethical. Not that I'm really that ethical.
