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You can get revenue from many sources, as in many individual customers, but be dependent upon a single source for your product.

The situation of startups who depend upon an external large business like Facebook, Amazon or Twitter is analogous to a car dealership that only sells one kind of car - say, Saturns. If Saturn stops selling to you or goes out of business, you're going to have to make some major changes.



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