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> To those who downvoted me, can you please explain why? Sure thing. "Then why not start a business that does low-volume runs?" is not helpful. OP is likely in
by pgeorgi 9y ago
> To those who downvoted me, can you please explain why?
Sure thing. "Then why not start a business that does low-volume runs?" is not helpful. OP is likely in a different business, and starting a resource and capital intense business just to do low volume runs is likely not part of their roadmap for the next 5 years. It's also far from trivial.
Put differently: Given how easy you make it sound, where's the "Show HN" about your lifestyle business offering such services?
- sharemywin 9y ago99% of the time chasing small fish when everyone else is chasing big fish, your going to starve or barely survive. because of costs to acquire customers. Unless, you happen to be on the cusp of a disruptive technology change.
- tyingq 9y agoThis hasn't been my experience. Perhaps the difference is that my end goal is just to live comfortably? I interact with a lot of people that, like me, do well in a niche spot. No aspirations to change the world...just content to be my own boss.
- sharemywin 9y agoI was talking about customer size not markets. Nothing wrong with finding niches. Also, nothing wrong with chasing any customer at first just to get revenue coming in.
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