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This. Never underestimate the ability of a "dumb" idea to appeal to a massive market that just happens to not include you personally.
by wtracy 14y ago
This.
Never underestimate the ability of a "dumb" idea to appeal to a massive market that just happens to not include you personally.
- briandear 14y agoTwitter and MySpace aren't niche products. What's a niche social product that hit it big. Github is one of the few examples I can think of, but there's an enterprise component that made that product successful. Also content-based businesses tend to have a very rough time because you're only as good as the content you can support.
- roguecoder 14y ago... Hacker's News? Slashdot? Ravelry? Ars Technica? Penny Arcade? ESPN? RedState? And that's just off the top of my head. You seem threatened by someone succeeding at something that has absolutely nothing to do with you. It's really kinda weird.
- wtracy 14y ago"Hitting it big" with a multi-billion dollar exit is not an absolute requirement for being a successful company. Also, 40% of all women hardly sounds niche to me.