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+1 for "boring" products. I like making them; it's really a pretty decent gig. First, there are still interesting problems even in less juicy domains. That's
by ibejoeb 15y ago
+1 for "boring" products. I like making them; it's really a pretty decent gig.
First, there are still interesting problems even in less juicy domains. That's not particularly relevant, though, because the juicy domains have those too. At least we're pretty even so far...
The best part, for me, is that I get to make money solving some hard or tedious problems; clients happy to pay for that, and I'm happy to be in business. Then, I get to have actual fun with my "toy" projects rather than worry about finding some obscure way to monetize something that has very little intrinsic economic potential. I can afford to experiment, run a bunch of small operations, get other people involved, and see where they go.
In being somewhat tightly bound one side, I have almost unlimited creative freedom on the other.
- diolpah 15y agoI would like to echo this sentiment. Although ecommerce was reasonably sexy in 1999, it is generally regarded by the current tech zeitgeist as stodgy and boring, despite the fact that there are often very interesting problems to solve in the domain. I still love what we do, and the environment still feels very startupy, even after a few years.