Which is why you never engage in business ventures based on what customers claim...

arkitaip on March 24, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: 41,000,006 reasons why I think we're in a bubble

Which is why you never engage in business ventures based on what customers claim they need/want. How many companies expressed a need that would make Twitter or Facebook happen? Yet these services are nowadays a crucial part of many companies marketing efforts simply because a bunch of business people had a vision or scratched their own itches.

nhangen on March 24, 2011 [–]

I wouldn't say never, but I do agree that scratching your own itch is a great way to go. If nothing else, for happiness.