Re:Ask HN: What are the least competitive consumer and enter...
by wtracy on Thursday August 06, 2020 @10:32PM
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Which is why a lot of the real money is in products that have wide appeal for non-disabled users.
This is where most of the bizarre "as seen on TV" products come from: The inventor made a tool for people with disabilities, found that the target market wasn't large enough to sustain a business, and frantically tried to pivot. Pivoting is hard when you already have a large inventory of hard products.
If you can build something that able-bodied people are not only willing to use but willing to pay extra for, then you're good to go.
This is where most of the bizarre "as seen on TV" products come from: The inventor made a tool for people with disabilities, found that the target market wasn't large enough to sustain a business, and frantically tried to pivot. Pivoting is hard when you already have a large inventory of hard products.
If you can build something that able-bodied people are not only willing to use but willing to pay extra for, then you're good to go.