I wanted to hear more about the “is there a demand for this?” part, as choosing a suitable niche is one of the most important tasks before starting any kind of online venture.
Finding a middle ground between “what do I want to do” with “what people want” and “which specific niche still has some space available” is a tricky task.
One simply shouldn't even think about doing any real product work without pondering about and validating this choice, as a bad one can pretty much invalidate all the solid work done afterwards.
> Finding a middle ground between “what do I want to do” with “what people want” and “which specific niche still has some space available” is a tricky task.
… made even trickier when the hopeful founder is a self-admitted weirdo.
The itches I want to scratch are not the kind most people have.
Over the past decade+ I've been here I've read something akin to "Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything" over and over, but I have yet to come up with an idea that would have even modest appeal. Ideas don't seem cheap.
Finding a middle ground between “what do I want to do” with “what people want” and “which specific niche still has some space available” is a tricky task.
One simply shouldn't even think about doing any real product work without pondering about and validating this choice, as a bad one can pretty much invalidate all the solid work done afterwards.