Kevin Hale: Marketing is a tax you pay for not making your product remarkable
A short YouTube monologue (uploaded Feb 11, 2024) in which the speaker argues that spending on marketing/advertising is often "a tax" paid when a product isn't remarkable. The speaker recommends designing products and stories that make users the interesting person who naturally spreads the product by word of mouth, turning customers into the sales force.
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