Is building software a bad route for entrepreneurship?

Question

I've only tried to develop 1 app in my lifetime (a yelp for coding bootcamps). I had to brainstorm for weeks, if not months, for that idea. Building the site was no problem, but the real one was getting reviews (using various techniques, my partner and I only got a half dozen.) In the end, I spent a couple hundred bucks and several months down the drain.Contrast that with what I'm doing now: niche sites. Just build content and get links. Much simpler. There are half a dozen excellent podcasts on the topics, and dozen more blogs with tutorials and how tos.There's also FBA/dropshipping/ecommerce...Of course, developing your own app is a lot more satisfying. But I think it's way way more difficult. I think it's better to bat for singles then aim for home runs. Not to mention that some people are making 7 figures off niche sites with no employees and an awesome software project could end up making $200/mo.

mindcrime · Accepted Answer

There are many roads to Rome. If what you're doing works for you, then do it. But as to the question of whether or not "building software a bad route for entrepreneurship?" is a true statement in any universal sense, I think the answer is obviously "no". An awful lot of people have done amazingly well as entrepreneurs by building software, so it's pretty clear that it works for some people.

blackrock · Answer

What are some earnings and profit examples of these sites?