The transient-user TAM: why Linktree, Higgsfield and Whop quietly make real revenue
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-10-12
broadglow spots a class of tech companies — Linktree, Higgsfield, Whop — whose core users are transient, entrepreneurial but not exceptionally skilled, lower-income with expensive tastes, and economically non-essential. You likely know nobody using these products, yet they generate nontrivial revenue. vaibhavbetter calls it a fascinating TAM.
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