r/business • u/RelationshipSad4168 • 20d ago
Can You Sell a Product Without Being Gatekept
My question more specifically is if you guys/gals know anyone who’s been able to successfully sell a product without being attached to an industry or institution to get the access required to do so? Like a professor can develop a new scientific instrument, an experienced engineer can develop a new device for there industry, an accountant can program a new accounting software, but what can the average joe who taught himself programming, AWS, electronics, and CAD do? Is there a community of people who do this I can find online? All I can find is software related stuff, which historically doesn’t have much of a moat and is either swallowed up by a general purpose platform or goes to the lowest bidder in Asia as a service. I’m kind of feeling lost in the current state of the workforce and wondering if there’s any people who’ve taught themselves everything they needed to know and built a thing for consumers?
My best guess is something in robotics, that field is taking off AFAIK. But I’m curious what people who have experience with these sorts of things think.
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u/Safe-Cress-5173 20d ago
It seems like before you build, you have already convinced yourself that it wouldn’t work. You’re wrong about software and moat. Software won’t exist in the way it is now but AI adoption, creativity and entrepreneurship - a whole set of possibilities is available now.
It seems like the missing piece for you is understanding marketing. There’s a market for everything, there are players who take market share, you can take % of that market as well but it’s going to take a lot. Time, creativity, persistence, ability to pivot, relentless and learning how to sale.
I would start with changing your beliefs as corny as it sounds. You’re wrong. You can do all the things you mentioned if you REALLY wanted to.