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• HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago
  Absolutely not a marginal niche. If you could predict with reasonable accuracy when someone would get a migraine, all the migraine sufferers I've known would HAPPILY pay for that knowledge. When you're dealing with side effects like loss of memory, loss of vision, vomiting, etc., people would like to know when's a good time to stay home!
  • ares2012 16y ago
    Just because it's useful to some people doesn't mean it's not a marginal niche. Consider what percentage of the people you know are migraine sufferers, how many of them seek treatment and then of those how many would regularly use a service to monitor their triggers?
  • mindcrime 16y ago
    And if they are successful, the model could likely be extended to other conditions as well. Gout, various sorts of allergies, etc., etc.
• kirubakaran 16y ago
  No, it is not a mistake. http://neurology.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2007/410/3 http://neurology.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2007/410/3 All the best misstatiana.
• sbisker 16y ago
  Yes, there are only so many "chronic migraine sufferers." (That said, I know one myself, and I will send this to her the minute you launch - to those people, it is SO important to feel like someone or something is listening and helping them sort through their pain.) But I, like most people, "sometimes" get migraines. Only in stressful situations...I think...but honestly, I'm not sure what causes me to get migraines a few times a year. Maybe I'd be less likely to pay, but I'd still love to have a place to write notes about those "occasional" migraines in hopes of figuring out what my triggers are. I feel like migraines are very misunderstood and undertreated medically by all but the most chronic of sufferers.