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Ask HN: Should I begin a porn industry related startup?

4 pointsby cosmorocketover 8 years ago
I have a good tech background as a backend&#x2F;frontend developer and I think I can make a decent service&#x2F;app with deep understanding of how things work and what challenges can be.<p>I am looking for a niche to try and get a relatively quick feedback as what relates to perspectives and finding my passion for it. Being open-minded and impartial, I am looking for all possible industries that are legal and can be improved with my knowledge and experience as a sole entrepreneur (at least, initially, as I want to make it lean).<p>So, one of the interesting areas for me in this context could be porn-related services. My ideas are a webcam platform, automated pirated content hunting on tube sites, porn tube aggregator, to name a few.<p>Did anyone of you think of or try to run a porn-related startup? What are your thoughts about it? Please share your experience. Would be happy to discuss.<p>Thanks!

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Lordarminiusover 8 years ago
Not to be the guy that told you so, but when you lay on your death-bed do you want your legacy to be &quot;He made great porn sites&quot; ?<p>With your skills there are lots of other areas you can work in, make an impact and make good money.<p>I looked through your profile. I have a couple of ideas I would like to pursue but my tech skills are not up to par yet. Drop me an email if you would like to work on some ideas.
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tbarbugliover 8 years ago
From a career perspective I don&#x27;t think this is the best move ever. I am pretty sure a good amount of people won&#x27;t like to see that in your resume (eg. next job, funding your next start-up, ..).
MulliMulliover 8 years ago
I&#x27;d stay away from it, it&#x27;s super competitive (I&#x27;ve tried a lot of things). The only thing that I can think of is VR porn - it might not be so crowded yet.