> Sure, if you are trying to replace one of those as the dominant mass market player in its domain you need to do that.
The parent post was discussing disrupting the major player -- YouTube. Me making some tiny website that caters to videos of, say, amateur astronomy, while interesting and successful in its own right, would not so much as make a dent (let alone disrupt) YouTube.
That was my point: that disrupting YouTube (like disrupting Google) seems, to me, nigh impossible.
It's not just disrupting YouTube, it's also about creating a sustainable service. Video streaming has enormous costs which you need to get back somehow.
Unless your niche audience is willing to pay per minute, it is going to be difficult to pay the bills.
The parent post was discussing disrupting the major player -- YouTube. Me making some tiny website that caters to videos of, say, amateur astronomy, while interesting and successful in its own right, would not so much as make a dent (let alone disrupt) YouTube.
That was my point: that disrupting YouTube (like disrupting Google) seems, to me, nigh impossible.