Comments on: Are You Solving The Problems of a Hungry Market? http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/are-you-solving-the-problems-of-a-hungry-market/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anlina Sheng http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/are-you-solving-the-problems-of-a-hungry-market/#comment-9801 Anlina Sheng Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:47:44 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1321#comment-9801 Your post is spot on, though, on the flip side, you might think your passion (or idea) is not marketable and be completely wrong... I mean, if someone had come to me and said they wanted to start a business selling fake testicles that hang off the trailer hitch of your truck, I would have laughed at them and told them no one would be dumb enough to buy something like that. And yet... there they are, and apparently are popular enough to be sold by quite a few different businesses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_balls So, some times you just never know what the market will actually support (Seriously, who buys these things? I'm actually curious as to what kind of market research was done before these made it to production.) Your post is spot on, though, on the flip side, you might think your passion (or idea) is not marketable and be completely wrong…

I mean, if someone had come to me and said they wanted to start a business selling fake testicles that hang off the trailer hitch of your truck, I would have laughed at them and told them no one would be dumb enough to buy something like that. And yet… there they are, and apparently are popular enough to be sold by quite a few different businesses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_balls

So, some times you just never know what the market will actually support (Seriously, who buys these things? I’m actually curious as to what kind of market research was done before these made it to production.)

]]> By: Nate @ thewaythatyouwander http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/are-you-solving-the-problems-of-a-hungry-market/#comment-9802 Nate @ thewaythatyouwander Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:37:48 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1321#comment-9802 Ah yes, the infamous hurdle you speak of... it's a tough situation. It sucks to realize that what you want to do might not be such a great idea because nobody will buy what you have to sell. You know it, but you deny it for a while. But then you finally realize the truth. I've been through this in the past so I know exactly what you are talking about here. It is possible to change your idea a little and maybe make it work so there definately is hope, it's not worth giving up. Really cool post. Ah yes, the infamous hurdle you speak of… it’s a tough situation. It sucks to realize that what you want to do might not be such a great idea because nobody will buy what you have to sell. You know it, but you deny it for a while. But then you finally realize the truth.

I’ve been through this in the past so I know exactly what you are talking about here. It is possible to change your idea a little and maybe make it work so there definately is hope, it’s not worth giving up.

Really cool post.

]]> By: Greg Rollett http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/are-you-solving-the-problems-of-a-hungry-market/#comment-9803 Greg Rollett Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:16:46 +0000 http://www.careerrenegade.com/?p=1321#comment-9803 You got it John. Another way to look at it though is from a one man shop perspective. You do not need millions of customers to be successful (or what success it to you). Some online businesses need less than 100 customers on retention at low rates to make a nice living. So when you do the research to see if there is money being spent in your niche, look at where the die-hards are spending money. Get these people on board and your business can only grow from there. You got it John. Another way to look at it though is from a one man shop perspective. You do not need millions of customers to be successful (or what success it to you). Some online businesses need less than 100 customers on retention at low rates to make a nice living. So when you do the research to see if there is money being spent in your niche, look at where the die-hards are spending money. Get these people on board and your business can only grow from there.

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