Son of a bitch.

I'm in.

It's the nature of business that partnerships go sour. You have to nail everything down in legal documents and even then, a former friend is likely to stab you in the back. Much better to go it alone.

People make business all the time; some successful, some not.

Making things clear on paper is not difficult.

Making things successful is the difficult part.

It's the nature of business that partnerships go sour. You have to nail everything down in legal documents and even then, a former friend is likely to stab you in the back. Much better to go it alone. — frank

Sounds like you speak from experience? :chin:

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But generally speaking, OP. The wisdom of the old ones ring true: "If there's a market for your idea, it's long been filled." In other words, everything worth doing has already been done, otherwise, it would have been done already. Sure, not 100%. But definitely more so than not, I'd wager. There's always niche and pseudo-"emerging" markets you can try to corner. Some do. Rarely does it amount to the vision of outright success one desires. But like they say, "you never know".

Example, I'm working on something like that now. It's a service, we'll say. Wanted to make it free to use, supported by ads. Let's just say, I'm starting to see why such services charge premium rates by the minute. What a pity too. It actually incorporates this forum as a minor functionality, that in and of itself could easily bring about hours of enjoyment and social enlightenment to all. I'm still working on it, however. Though it helps to keep a realistic mindset, especially when it comes to risking one's standard of living, and in many cases, livelihood altogether.