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r/Entrepreneur · u/Akraam_Gaffur1 Ağu 2026 03:05

Business online or offline? IT or a boring business?

Hi all,

I'm confused. For many years I had an opinion that building something online is awesome due to less initial findings requirement, no office needed, often no employee needed, you can start as a freelancer today to test your idea, you don't have to spend all your savings in one day to buy goods or something.

I tried to be a tutor, saw a lot of competition, very low ceiling, and the current year has been horrible to me due to the internet slowed down in my home country. I ended up working in retail. I started thinking, wow, it's so easy to manage a vape shop like the one where I'm working now. But, the money needed to be spent and employees and the tobacco / vape industry is very risky and highly regulated by governments, besides it won't bring me much money Even if it succeeds.

Logistics, manufacturing, hotels and so on are insanely money required, they require millions just to launch. They are out of the list.

AI just told me you should go all in learning AI, IT and start a software company. Well.. I agree it doesn't require much fundings and you can start it alone, but.. Why do all those programmers who were laid off didn't launch their own businesses if it's so easy and doable as AI says?

Added: very important, I need a business or a small freelancing opportunity to earn first at least $1k/month, then $2-3k a month. That will be enough. I need a field where I can earn money globally. I can't be stick to just one place, you know.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bad373201 Ağu 2026 03:11
you need at least 30-40k in liquid cash to start your own business
- u/Akraam_Gaffur11 Ağu 2026 03:15
  Even online? What if I start as a freelancer? Also. I'm out of the West and it's much cheaper to start one where I live
  - u/Puzzleheaded_Bad373201 Ağu 2026 03:16
- u/OCaptainAwesome11 Ağu 2026 07:47
  This.. This is just not true.
u/dwightsrus21 Ağu 2026 03:12
There’s the lot of boring work in IT also, just saying.
- u/Akraam_Gaffur11 Ağu 2026 03:15
  Could you elaborate, pls
  - u/whooyeah11 Ağu 2026 06:30
u/ZalaBaker632311 Ağu 2026 03:35
And the laid-off programmer argument doesn’t hold up. Being good at writing code and being good at running a business are different skill sets , most devs were hired specifically because they *didn’t* have to think about sales, pricing, or customer acquisition. That’s a completely separate muscle. It’s like asking why laid-off line cooks don’t all open restaurants. Knowing how to execute isn’t the same as knowing how to sell, price, and find customers for what you built. If you actually want a low-capital, boring, non-IT business, look at service arbitrage: you already have retail experience, inventory management, POS systems, staff scheduling. That’s transferable into things like a small cleaning company, mobile car detailing, or even freelance retail consulting for other small shop owners. None of that needs millions, none of it needs you to “learn AI,” and all of it plays to skills you already have instead of skills you’d be starting from zero on.
u/ZalaBaker632301 Ağu 2026 03:37
The framing here is off. You’re treating “online vs offline” and “IT vs boring business” as binary choices when they’re not even the same axis. Plenty of boring offline businesses (laundromats, vending routes, cleaning services) have low capital requirements too,you’re conflating “capital intensive” with “offline” when the real variable is just capital intensity, full stop. And the laid-off programmer argument doesn’t hold up. Being good at writing code and being good at running a business are different skill sets,most devs were hired specifically because they *didn’t* have to think about sales, pricing, or customer acquisition. That’s a completely separate muscle. It’s like asking why laid-off line cooks don’t all open restaurants. Knowing how to execute isn’t the same as knowing how to sell, price, and find customers for what you built. If you actually want a low-capital, boring, non-IT business, look at service arbitrage: you already have retail experience, inventory management, POS systems, staff scheduling. That’s transferable into things like a small cleaning company, mobile car detailing, or even freelance retail consulting for other small shop owners. None of that needs millions, none of it needs you to “learn AI,” and all of it plays to skills you already have instead of skills you’d be starting from zero on.
- u/Akraam_Gaffur01 Ağu 2026 03:39
  Line cooks don't open a restaurant because restaurants fail in 90% the first year, don't they? About devs. I liked it. Actually I would be happy to start one if the problem is only in sales and pricing not in lack of demand and competition.
  - u/OCaptainAwesome11 Ağu 2026 07:49
  - u/ptrsimon11 Ağu 2026 13:191 yanıt
u/nafiulhasanbd31 Ağu 2026 03:50
I think AI oversimplifies entrepreneurship. Low startup cost doesn't mean low difficulty. Building software is cheap. Finding a problem people will pay you to solve is the expensive part, and it usually costs time instead of money. That's also why many laid-off developers don't immediately build successful companies. Being good at engineering and being good at finding customers are two very different skills.
- u/Akraam_Gaffur11 Ağu 2026 04:59
  This. What would advise to pursue for me?
u/Melodic_Muscle_564311 Ağu 2026 04:36
I think you're asking the wrong question. Instead of "Which business should I start?", ask "What problem can I solve well enough that someone will pay me?" The business model usually becomes much clearer after that.
u/KeyPassenger6111 Ağu 2026 05:13
Following this post for the boring business ideas. Thanks for this thread OP
- u/Akraam_Gaffur21 Ağu 2026 05:15
  I created a thread on the boring businesses ideas in here a year ago. You should check it. Just write a "boring business or what's a boring business" I don't remember what I named it at that point.
  - u/KeyPassenger6111 Ağu 2026 05:171 yanıt
u/InnonentSchlicht11 Ağu 2026 07:31
Go boring, something like bookkeeping, freelance writing, or virtual assistant work. everyone's chasing AI/software cause it sounds exciting but that market is flooded with people who can actually code
- u/Akraam_Gaffur11 Ağu 2026 07:33
  Isn't va and bookkeeping too competitive and low paid?
  - u/InnonentSchlicht11 Ağu 2026 07:37
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u/Suhis_F11 Ağu 2026 13:53
Idk. probably there is only couple years left to get a grip in IT nieche
u/AnyBoysenberry585211 Ağu 2026 14:35
You're right to question the AI's advice coding skill alone doesn't make a business. Most developers who get laid off lack sales, marketing, and customer discovery skills, which are the real bottlenecks. Given your retail experience, consider starting a service business for other small retailers: helping them set up online storefronts, manage inventory listings, or handle customer service remotely. It requires minimal capital, you can do it from anywhere, and you already understand the problems they face. Start small on freelance platforms, targeting one type of client (e.g., vape shops or liquor stores) where you know the industry, then raise rates as you prove results. That can get you to $1-3k/month without needing millions or a tech product.
u/WraithFang11 Ağu 2026 14:54
I think AI will change completely the things we perceived. Right it needs less money than other big business, but you should keep in mind that you need some money to start, for example for marketing and for the development of your business, and also it takes sometimes to develop it
u/kabirs1nghhh11 Ağu 2026 17:47
I think you're comparing the best parts of online businesses with the *worst* parts of offline ones neither is easy Software has low startup costs but high competition and distribution challenges offline businesses often need more capital but can have less competition and more predictable demand I'd choose the one where you have the strongest advantage, not the lowest barrier to entry