Distribution is the third business type: the cost of reaching people is rising fast
Greg Isenberg's third category is distribution. In a world where you can prompt a few times and effectively have a startup, the bottleneck has shifted from building products to getting people to them. His belief is that the price of reaching audiences will only get higher and higher over time — making owned distribution channels an increasingly valuable asset to build and hold.
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