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- May 21, 2019
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Ah it was all starting to feel so dreamy.
Found a distinct need in my industry and started checking off all the boxes for an app idea: Control, yep. Entry, sure. Need, undoubtedly. Time, definitely. Scale, yes.
It was an app that I probably could have launched fairly quickly after learning code (minimal experience but I seemed to have a knack for it). I have INSIDERS knowledge of the industry, a long list of contacts, and had already found forum posts from truck drivers essentially begging for my very app idea.
But then when I looked into the concept, I found that Uber Freight had launched essentially the exact idea a few months ago.
Now, I know that just because someone has already thought of something it doesn't mean that it shouldn't be pursued. And had the competition been a little less steep, I would have been undeterred. But jeez Uber? They have been laying down a foundation in the trucking industry for years, not to mention have an, ahem, decent amount of success with mobile apps.
As much as I love David over Goliath triumphs, I don't want to be naive. I have no real experience with app development. And this would be my first real entrepreneurial venture. I am starting to feel that perhaps the "Entry" bar is now unrealistically high for me.
Any thoughts?
Found a distinct need in my industry and started checking off all the boxes for an app idea: Control, yep. Entry, sure. Need, undoubtedly. Time, definitely. Scale, yes.
It was an app that I probably could have launched fairly quickly after learning code (minimal experience but I seemed to have a knack for it). I have INSIDERS knowledge of the industry, a long list of contacts, and had already found forum posts from truck drivers essentially begging for my very app idea.
But then when I looked into the concept, I found that Uber Freight had launched essentially the exact idea a few months ago.
Now, I know that just because someone has already thought of something it doesn't mean that it shouldn't be pursued. And had the competition been a little less steep, I would have been undeterred. But jeez Uber? They have been laying down a foundation in the trucking industry for years, not to mention have an, ahem, decent amount of success with mobile apps.
As much as I love David over Goliath triumphs, I don't want to be naive. I have no real experience with app development. And this would be my first real entrepreneurial venture. I am starting to feel that perhaps the "Entry" bar is now unrealistically high for me.
Any thoughts?
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