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Re:What You Really Need Is A Market, Not An Idea by hayksaakian on Sunday December 16, 2012 @03:08PM (#4929339)
> I can't fathom building a company for a market that might be lucrative, but is meaningless to me. I'd rather build 10 failed companies than create a profitable CRM for telemarketers.

That's a luxury not many people have. Many can't afford 10 failures on top of a family to feed or other debt and obligations.

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Re:What You Really Need Is A Market, Not An Idea by te_chris on Sunday December 16, 2012 @03:44PM (#4929448)
But they CAN get jobs (well, in theory, prevailing market conditions aside). Not everyone is supposed to be an entrepreneur, but those that try gain valuable skills they can apply elsewhere, even if it doesn't work out.
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