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I am not at liberty to say who it is but I know a one person SaaS (well, now a 4 person SaaS) that does several million a year in revenue. They found a niche an

by gortok 8y ago

I am not at liberty to say who it is but I know a one person SaaS (well, now a 4 person SaaS) that does several million a year in revenue. They found a niche and wrote software for that niche. It is the tiniest of niches but is underserved.

throwaway13000 8y ago
Atleast giving an idea of the general market would be great. Otherwise, your answer has no meaning
- sveng 8y ago
  The last two sentences that comment are meaningful to me.
- edmundsauto 8y ago
  Yes, please let me know an underserved market so I can compete with you!
- _bxg1 8y ago
  Any user with "throwaway" right in the name automatically gets ignored by me.
  - benburleson 8y ago
    I hate that I'm responding here, but have to point out that your comment is obviously not true.
    - deleted 8y ago
      [deleted]
    - _bxg1 8y ago
      Yes, yes. My point is that people create throwaways in order to knowingly post low-quality (toxic or otherwise) replies without having the downvotes affect their main accounts. If they thought their comment was going to make a positive contribution, they'd use their main account. So if they disvalue their own post, I'm certainly not going to value it.
      - tomhoward 8y ago
        Not always true. People have various reasons for using throwaway accounts, depending on the context. HN's guidelines don't prohibit throwaways; they only discourage routine use of them: Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create them routinely. On HN, users should have an identity that others can relate to. It may be right that the throwaway account you replied to was gratuitous, but it's not true that they're only ever used for low-quality comments.
- gortok 8y ago
  Specific software for a specific use case for college departments.
mrfusion 8y ago
I wish I could find a niche :-(
- neom 8y ago
  https://blog.floydhub.com/colorizing-b-w-photos-with-neural-networks/ https://blog.floydhub.com/colorizing-b-w-photos-with-neural-... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- win_ini 8y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/8pcytm/the_3_step_process_to_find_the_perfect_niche_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/8pcytm/the_3_... https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/7aco1w/finding_profitable_niches_is_not_hard_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/7aco1w/findin...
  - mrfusion 8y ago
    Wow thanks. I’ll have to go through this.
  - jodrellblank 8y ago
    I've now pivoted into the "helping people become fulfilled by creating profitable online businesses" niche. How convenient for them. But, shucking a dream of riches will never be unprofitable, eh?

by gortok 8y ago

throwaway13000 8y ago

Atleast giving an idea of the general market would be great. Otherwise, your answer has no meaning

sveng 8y ago
The last two sentences that comment are meaningful to me.
edmundsauto 8y ago
Yes, please let me know an underserved market so I can compete with you!
_bxg1 8y ago
Any user with "throwaway" right in the name automatically gets ignored by me.
- benburleson 8y ago
  I hate that I'm responding here, but have to point out that your comment is obviously not true.
  - deleted 8y ago
    [deleted]
  - _bxg1 8y ago
    Yes, yes. My point is that people create throwaways in order to knowingly post low-quality (toxic or otherwise) replies without having the downvotes affect their main accounts. If they thought their comment was going to make a positive contribution, they'd use their main account. So if they disvalue their own post, I'm certainly not going to value it.
    - tomhoward 8y ago
      Not always true. People have various reasons for using throwaway accounts, depending on the context. HN's guidelines don't prohibit throwaways; they only discourage routine use of them: Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create them routinely. On HN, users should have an identity that others can relate to. It may be right that the throwaway account you replied to was gratuitous, but it's not true that they're only ever used for low-quality comments.
gortok 8y ago
Specific software for a specific use case for college departments.

mrfusion 8y ago

I wish I could find a niche :-(

neom 8y ago
https://blog.floydhub.com/colorizing-b-w-photos-with-neural-networks/ https://blog.floydhub.com/colorizing-b-w-photos-with-neural-... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
win_ini 8y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/8pcytm/the_3_step_process_to_find_the_perfect_niche_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/8pcytm/the_3_... https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/7aco1w/finding_profitable_niches_is_not_hard_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/7aco1w/findin...
- mrfusion 8y ago
  Wow thanks. I’ll have to go through this.
- jodrellblank 8y ago
  I've now pivoted into the "helping people become fulfilled by creating profitable online businesses" niche. How convenient for them. But, shucking a dream of riches will never be unprofitable, eh?