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Comment on Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which turned out to be genius?

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Selling shoes online.

There's a bit of a story behind that one because my one time Canadian accountant came to me with this idea and I told him I thought it was crap but also (fortunately) told him to ignore me because nobody knows what will and will not work online.

He went through with it and does very well indeed.

I know two different guys that sell shoes online. The one moved to Amazon fulfillment and grosses over $15k a month. It's a lifestyle business for him.

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