Ask HN: Have you started a business because nobody wanted to hire you?

Re:Ask HN: Have you started a business because nobody wanted... by ham_sandwich on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @03:03PM (#19731743)

A famous anecdote along these lines are the whatsapp founders.

I haven’t done so personally yet but it’s starting to look like I might consider this route.

Several years ago, I would have leaned toward a SaaS business targeting some super niche vertical, not to make 1000x VC style rocket-ship returns of course, but as a way to bootstrap into a nice business. I get the sense most verticals with a TAM worth going after are now very competitive.

Interested to see if people see opportunities in non-tech routes.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you started a business because nobody wanted... by alehul on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @04:32PM (#19732534)

Another famous anecdote would be Elon Musk, who tried to get a job at Netscape in the '90s and failed [1], and claims that he created his first company because he couldn't get a job at any existing internet companies.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/18/how-elon-musk-tried-to-get-a...

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Re:Ask HN: Have you started a business because nobody wanted... by rmbryan on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @03:08PM (#19731786)

You should read about the guy who sells onions. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19728132

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