I was recently searching for templates for a site I am thinking about. In the process, I came across about 20-30 different people on freelance, elance, etc posting requests for a similar site to be built.
Currently I know of 2 sites out there with growing appeal, but nowhere near a lock on the industry yet.
So my question is, when do you determine a market is too entrenched to enter? For example, I would not think about starting an online bookstore, Amazon is too entrenched, and there are enough established players to pick up there leftovers, but there are other markets that are less established. For example prosper.com, yes they are the leader, but the market is still young and flexible. So what should I consider when determining whether or not to try to compete?
Also, if I wade in, what can one do to pull out from the pack? To become the google so to speak?
Currently I know of 2 sites out there with growing appeal, but nowhere near a lock on the industry yet.
So my question is, when do you determine a market is too entrenched to enter? For example, I would not think about starting an online bookstore, Amazon is too entrenched, and there are enough established players to pick up there leftovers, but there are other markets that are less established. For example prosper.com, yes they are the leader, but the market is still young and flexible. So what should I consider when determining whether or not to try to compete?
Also, if I wade in, what can one do to pull out from the pack? To become the google so to speak?
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