That is the kind of thing I would like to see in case studies. I always see articles about starting the next facebook or something, the 'sexy' startups. But when it comes to building stuff to niche markets like, say, agriculture or logistics, theres not much said.
I'm actually trying to find something for myself, though acquiring the domain knowledge is something the puzzles me. How do one gets, as was suggested, immersed on a given field, knowing that no one will pay you just to learn.
I studied computer science, but this just teaches one how to use technology to build stuff. Now I'm on the weird position of not knowing what to build :D
People often pay you to learn, but that's not the point. To answer the question you posed in the earlier post about domain knowledge: you focus smaller and smaller until you find something where you can become an expert in a reasonable time.
e.g., "agriculture" is not a niche. Breeding management software for Silver-laced Wyandottes is a niche. You reduce the huge term "agriculture" by going agriculture->poultry->poultry husbandry->poultry breeding->breeding-chickens->breeding-Silvery-laced-Wyandottes.
Now, is there a market for that product I picked out of the air? I don't know, but I suspect, based on my knowledge of the field, that there could very well be. And you could own it if you wanted to.
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That is the kind of thing I would like to see in case studies. I always see articles about starting the next facebook or something, the 'sexy' startups. But when it comes to building stuff to niche markets like, say, agriculture or logistics, theres not much said.
I'm actually trying to find something for myself, though acquiring the domain knowledge is something the puzzles me. How do one gets, as was suggested, immersed on a given field, knowing that no one will pay you just to learn.
I studied computer science, but this just teaches one how to use technology to build stuff. Now I'm on the weird position of not knowing what to build :D
People often pay you to learn, but that's not the point. To answer the question you posed in the earlier post about domain knowledge: you focus smaller and smaller until you find something where you can become an expert in a reasonable time.
e.g., "agriculture" is not a niche. Breeding management software for Silver-laced Wyandottes is a niche. You reduce the huge term "agriculture" by going agriculture->poultry->poultry husbandry->poultry breeding->breeding-chickens->breeding-Silvery-laced-Wyandottes.
Now, is there a market for that product I picked out of the air? I don't know, but I suspect, based on my knowledge of the field, that there could very well be. And you could own it if you wanted to.
thanks for the explanation, I liked your example :)