ArtX

ArtX is the art-gallery software idea Paul Graham discusses in Paul Graham on Viaweb, Y Combinator, and Writing as the failed predecessor to Viaweb. Graham says galleries did not buy or sell art this way, and the team could barely persuade galleries to accept free websites.

The important wiki point is that ArtX failed as a market idea but left behind useful technical work. Its website-generator base could be redirected toward online stores, turning a weak gallery market into the Web-Based Software and ecommerce path that became Viaweb.

Connections

• Paul Graham, Robert Morris, and Viaweb - people and company that came out of the pivot.
• Web-Based Software - technical model ArtX helped prepare.
• Founder Product Fit and Fast Product Validation - adjacent startup judgment concepts about market fit and early evidence.