Growing a company that sells miniature construction supplies to $17k a month

Re:Growing a company that sells miniature construction suppl... by westoque on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @03:19PM (#16432599)

Exactly! The only exception is if you are building a disruptive idea like Uber or Airbnb that creates a market. It's not something anyone wants per se until they see that it can actually be a part of their lives. For ex, Travis Kalanick doesn't really drive an Uber right? But he created a market where people could actually start being their own taxis.

But for people in the hobby of making small apps and tools (like myself) then making something I want, then selling it for $0.99, then having 1 million people buying it is already a lot of dough. Not to mention 1 million people worldwide is a drop in the bucket.

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Re:Growing a company that sells miniature construction suppl... by arh68 on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @03:40PM (#16432786)

I thought Travis really did want to use the limo(s) himself. Wasn't shared access to high-end limos the original idea? And didn't the Airbnb founders put the literal Ur-airbed in their own house?

I think you are right that there are exceptions to the rule, but those seem to follow the rule to some degree.

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Re:Growing a company that sells miniature construction suppl... by pjmorris on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @06:02PM (#16433758)

Circa 2008, I had a terrible commute, but a sometime-carpool that made it bearable. I dreamed of an app that would pair/triple up drivers and riders based on homes, destinations, and timing. Uber isn't quite that, but it's conceivable that someone could want such a thing.

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