Startup ideas that were thought stupid and became successful

5 points by nevermindiguess ↗ HN
What startups were thought to be based on stupid ideas but turned out to be successful? Any example of founders having insights that the startup community could not see initially?

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Twitter - nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the american public.
Facebook. 10 years ago Mark Zuckerberg and hellos roommates started facebook, initially it was designed only for Harvard students but it quickly expanded and today Facebook dominates the market. Amazon. Paypal. King.com. Minecraft. Instagram. Quora. Infinity Ward. I think for many, any new idea seems strange. So my friends do not understand why I want to launch my project similar to https://audext.com/