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The choices are either to ignore him and continue irrespective of his feedback or modify my business plan and try something different (possibly in a totally dif
by michael_dorfman 16y ago
The choices are either to ignore him and continue irrespective of his feedback or modify my business plan and try something different (possibly in a totally different sector).
Ignoring him is just irresponsible. If he's got facts and figures, you need to deal with them. Analyze them. Look for hidden assumptions. If your perspective is different than his, try to figure out why.
The fact that you and a well-known blogger in your industry disagree is not a reason (by itself) to pivot-- but it is a wake-up call.
- hellweaver666 16y agoI don't really disagree with him, but he's dampened my enthusiasm quite a bit. I still think the potential is there, and once the platform is built, it would make it easy for me to launch other niche stock photography sites in the future and "expand".
- michael_dorfman 16y agoIn that case, let's see if you can rebuild the enthusiasm, on an even firmer foundation. You want to do a niche stock photography site, and your advisor is telling you that you need to get traction with professional photographers, and that this is expensive. So: what niche is there available for you to exploit where (for some reason to be developed) getting traction with the pros won't be that expensive? Have you talked to target customers? What do they think of your idea?