tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post1395797320406851667..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: There Is Unique and There Is StrangeScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-29640101063624981462012-04-11T07:08:59.993-07:002012-04-11T07:08:59.993-07:00I think it's to do with the fact that people s...I think it's to do with the fact that people somehow get the idea that they need to be unique in order to be a success.<br /><br />It's a bit like advice I've heard about starting a business: don't obsess about finding a niche nobody else is in, because that (nine times out of ten) is because that niche doesn't pay. Rather, the existence of other businesses in the same field as your proposal is confirmation of the fact there's a market there. <br /><br />Originality is doing it better, not doing it only differently.Matthew Jude Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635166205916243972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-74302016895695000792012-04-09T20:13:56.856-07:002012-04-09T20:13:56.856-07:00Someone else who I linked to this post wants an ex...Someone else who I linked to this post wants an example of what's "strange".<br /><br />For example, was there any particular story that landed on your desk that sparked this blog post?chihuahuazerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677672177353350936noreply@blogger.com