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A famous anecdote along these lines are the whatsapp founders. I haven’t done so personally yet but it’s starting to look like I might consider this route. Se
by ham_sandwich 7y ago
A famous anecdote along these lines are the whatsapp founders.
I haven’t done so personally yet but it’s starting to look like I might consider this route.
Several years ago, I would have leaned toward a SaaS business targeting some super niche vertical, not to make 1000x VC style rocket-ship returns of course, but as a way to bootstrap into a nice business. I get the sense most verticals with a TAM worth going after are now very competitive.
Interested to see if people see opportunities in non-tech routes.
- rmbryan 7y agoYou should read about the guy who sells onions. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19728132 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19728132
- alehul 7y agoAnother famous anecdote would be Elon Musk, who tried to get a job at Netscape in the '90s and failed [1], and claims that he created his first company because he couldn't get a job at any existing internet companies. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/18/how-elon-musk-tried-to-get-a-job-at-netscape-in-the-1990s.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/18/how-elon-musk-tried-to-get-a...