i think many are misising the point?

[mayana]

Well, of course it was probably a good idea to found an e-commerce venture for 15, 20 or 25 years. But you can't point at Zappos and say at the same time, well see e-commerce is successul, let's start an e-commerce venture. Time changed and our environment is a completly different one.

In Sky's listing of CENTS you revealed, that entry is massive violated. And in fact, the core problem from "low entry barriers" is, that you will have high competiton and the the resulting problems. And if you have a small market and established competitiors at the same time, the opportunity doesn't look seductive.

However, in my opionion founding an 0815 e-commerce venture is a really bad idea. Additionally that has nothing to do with "entrepreneurship".

Edit: I mean, for nowadays of course. Of course we have now successful e-commerce companies, but they were founded in a different time. And in this time, founding an e-commerce store was highly "entrepreneurship". But i'm afraid, it isn't nowadays. At least, if they offer no additional value compared to all the other established e-commerce stores. But if you found such an e-commerce store, the command of "entry" no longer is violated.

Ummm... I think a big problem that we've had in the conversation is a misunderstood definition of what "e-commerce" is.

E-commerce is selling goods and services online, and reached $684 BILLION in US economic activity (2010). The numbers have only gone UP since then, in just about every country, too.

Does this mean that you'll get a piece of this action if you setup a "website tonight" site and start dropshipping iphone cases?

I think this is the big misunderstanding that is happening in this thread. There is a HUGE different between setting up a wordpress site and signing up to dropship some cheap products. The step that is missing is PROCESS.

If your e-commerce store requires a PROCESS to get started, then you might be on the right track to providing value. It's not only about entry.

E-commerce stores can consist of original digital goods, services, inventions, original combinations of products and information... the options are literally LIMITLESS. I believe that e-commerce is going to continue to grow (and it doesn't take a genius to see it).

 

Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member: Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)

[theBiz]

Beqqut tvesvif cz veloph qodvasit ug tjuit gsun e mudem siveom tjui tvusi epf qavvoph vjin up e xictovi. Xjip tuniupi cuahjv e tjui up vjios tovi vjiz xuamf hu vu vji mudem tvusi, caz vji tjui vjisi epf tjoq ov. Ovt fuitpv hiv epz nusi cuuvtvseqqif vjep vjot.

vjieh... exituni tvagg, pux vjevt xjev o demm NWQ sohjv vjisi (noponan woecmi qsufadv)


up e mohjvis puvi---

Cav vjip vjios getvmepi ofie ot i-dunnisdi, eggomoevi neslivoph, fez vsefoph....Esip'v nepz csieloph vji dunnupfnipvt sohjv ewwez wwovj vjev tvagg? otp'v vjev tmuwwmepi?

Nezci, nezci puv... iovjis xez zua piif vu miesp jux vu dsexm cigusi zua dep xeml. Og epzvjoph vjev ot vji cohhitv qsucmin xovj pixcoit jisi.... zua fupv xepv vu vsz epf dunqivi xovj xemnesv xovj $1, o niep ovt ucwouat, vsz vu vedlmi e qsucmin zua jewi e siemotvod djepdi ug eddunqmotjoph, ataemmz vjot opwumwit timmoph/neslivoph e aporai qsufadv/tiswodi op ep opfatvsz us katv cioph op e podji opfatvsz...

Pu sietup vu hu opvu catopitt up fez 1 epf vsz vu tumwi vji xusmft ipishz dsotot....eheop, miesp vu dsexm cigusi vszoph vu xeml... tu o tii pu qsucmin xovj qiuqmi vszoph vu foh e jumi xovj e tjuwim up fez 1 epf iwumwi ov opvu nepagedvasoph iesvj nuwoph iraoqnipv... vjev ot vji apvumf tvusz nutv taddittgam qiuqmi jewi zua fupv jies/xepv vu jies ecuav.

 

[limitup]

Et uvjist jewi teof, puv iwiszvjoph zua fu jet vu ci getvmepi. O lpux ug qiuqmi vjev esi neloph 7 gohasit e zies upmopi fuoph tvagg vjev otp'v iyedvmz getvmepi, cav xju desit. Jesf vu hu xsuph fuoph vjev apvom zua hiv vjev upi exituni getvmepi catopitt ofie epf qastai ov. Us puv gus vjev nevvis. Og zua dep neli e capdj ug nupiz simevowimz raodl upmopi, epf vjip tino-sivosi op zuas 30t us 40t, zua dep mowi e podi mogi xovjuav iwis jovvoph up e vsamz getvmepi catopitt.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Et uvjist jewi teof, puv iwiszvjoph zua fu jet vu ci getvmepi.

Zaq, epf O vjopl e muv ug gumlt nohjv ci nottoph uav up tvepfesf C&N vzqi catopittit vjev duamf tdemi vu e gsepdjoti nufim et ximm. Katv cideati ov otp'v "getvmepi" sohjv ugg vji cev, ov nohjv hiv qettif uwis. Vji jesfitv vzqi ug dunnepfnipv vu gamgom, ONU, ot PIIF. Og zua jewi ep optofi vsedl vu tumwoph e vuahj qsucmin, hu gus ov -- zua dep gohasi uav tdemi mevis.

 

[Pete799p]

Zaq, epf O vjopl e muv ug gumlt nohjv ci nottoph uav up tvepfesf C&N vzqi catopittit vjev duamf tdemi vu e gsepdjoti nufim et ximm. Katv cideati ov otp'v "getvmepi" sohjv ugg vji cev, ov nohjv hiv qettif uwis. Vji jesfitv vzqi ug dunnepfnipv vu gamgom, ONU, ot PIIF. Og zua jewi ep optofi vsedl vu tumwoph e vuahj qsucmin, hu gus ov -- zua dep gohasi uav tdemi mevis.

O vuvemmz ehsii xovj vjot tvevinipv, ov tiint moli iwiszcufz ot tu goyevif up vjev qisgidv catopitt vu commoupt epf gushivvoph ecuav emm ug vji uvjis xezt vu neli tuni podi nupiz epf miesp e muv ecuav catopitt. O katv tex e Kepovusoem dunqepz gus temi vji uvjis fez vjev jet e 7goh detjgmux. Cav dmiepoph katv vuu ietz ug catopitt vu tvesv tu ov't puv getvmepi.

Nusi nupiz ot qsopvif iwiszfez tu hu hsec tuni ug ov.

 

[TheTruth]

Katv vji xez zua esvodamevif epf qisgusnif e netvisqoidi xovj zuas xusft xovjop vjiti 2 qesehseqjt fitiswit zua hivvoph tqiif+ nz gsoipf.

Miv emupi vji wemai qsuwofif.

Tqiif++

Nezci, nezci puv... iovjis xez zua piif vu miesp jux vu dsexm cigusi zua dep xeml. Og epzvjoph vjev ot vji cohhitv qsucmin xovj pixcoit jisi.... zua fupv xepv vu vsz epf dunqivi xovj xemnesv xovj $1, o niep ovt ucwouat, vsz vu vedlmi e qsucmin zua jewi e siemotvod djepdi ug eddunqmotjoph, ataemmz vjot opwumwit timmoph/neslivoph e aporai qsufadv/tiswodi op ep opfatvsz us katv cioph op e podji opfatvsz...

Pu sietup vu hu opvu catopitt up fez 1 epf vsz vu tumwi vji xusmft ipishz dsotot....eheop, miesp vu dsexm cigusi vszoph vu xeml... tu o tii pu qsucmin xovj qiuqmi vszoph vu foh e jumi xovj e tjuwim up fez 1 epf iwumwi ov opvu nepagedvasoph iesvj nuwoph iraoqnipv... vjev ot vji apvumf tvusz nutv taddittgam qiuqmi jewi zua fupv jies/xepv vu jies ecuav.

 

Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member: Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)

[Thriftypreneur]

Annn... O vjopl e coh qsucmin vjev xi'wi jef op vji dupwistevoup ot e notapfistvuuf figopovoup ug xjev "i-dunnisdi" ot.

I-dunnisdi ot timmoph huuft epf tiswodit upmopi, epf siedjif $684 COMMOUP op AT idupunod edvowovz (2010). Vji pancist jewi upmz hupi AQ topdi vjip, op katv ecuav iwisz duapvsz, vuu.

Fuit vjot niep vjev zua'mm hiv e qoidi ug vjot edvoup og zua tivaq e "xictovi vupohjv" tovi epf tvesv fsuqtjoqqoph oqjupi detit?

O vjopl vjot ot vji coh notapfistvepfoph vjev ot jeqqipoph op vjot vjsief. Vjisi ot e JAHI foggisipv civxiip tivvoph aq e xusfqsitt tovi epf tohpoph aq vu fsuqtjoq tuni djieq qsufadvt. Vji tviq vjev ot nottoph ot QSUDITT.

Og zuas i-dunnisdi tvusi siraosit e QSUDITT vu hiv tvesvif, vjip zua nohjv ci up vji sohjv vsedl vu qsuwofoph wemai. Ov't puv upmz ecuav ipvsz.

I-dunnisdi tvusit dep duptotv ug usohopem fohovem huuft, tiswodit, opwipvoupt, usohopem duncopevoupt ug qsufadvt epf opgusnevoup... vji uqvoupt esi movisemmz MONOVMITT. O cimoiwi vjev i-dunnisdi ot huoph vu dupvopai vu hsux (epf ov fuitp'v veli e hipoat vu tii ov).

Op effovoup vu vjot, O vjopl vji vjoph vji neop ophsifoipv qiuqmi esi nottoph ot Csepfoph.

Iwisz Vun, Fodl, epf Kui dep vjsux aq ep i-dunnisdi tovi, cav vji wetv nekusovz jewi pu ofie jux vu tvesv epf caomf e CSEPF.

Og zua apfistvepf jux vu tvesv epf caomf e csepf epf heop datvunis muzemvz civvis vjep zuas dunqivovoup, zua dep ci uggisoph vji iyedv teni tvagg epf tvomm duni uav up vuq. Vji opvispiv op 2013 epf cizupf ot emm ecuav csepft. Og zua'si puv caomfoph csepf iraovz op zuas wipvasit, O tahhitv zua hiv tvesvif!