What is the value, or barrier to entry of a competitive site? Save for the mildly amusing domain name, I don't think you have anything of value, until you mana

What is the value, or barrier to entry of a competitive site? Save for the mildly amusing domain name, I don't think you have anything of value, until you manage to build up an audience and following with some significant measurable stats. No offense, but the "social news with voting" thing is pretty much a templated rollout these days (as your slinkset site would indicate). You're standing on the shoulders of a midget who is standing on the shoulders of a moderately large man. The history of these things, IMO/IME, is that with a fair amount of work, promotion and luck you can turn it into something of moderate value (maybe mid 6 figures if you're lucky). A couple of mentions on reddit for a meme-site does not equal much in the short term. Just my thoughts/opinions, etc. Somebody else might have a different perspective.