[JimtheCoder]

I am not sure how others here will feel about this, but if you cannot take a business to $5000 per month in almost any market, then it might be more of a "you" problem (I don't have the right skills, I don't know how to sell, etc) than a "I chose the wrong business" problem...

Maybe the reason why business #5 or #6 is more successful is not that they changed businesses, but that they finally developed the skills necessary to make it work through their failures. If they went back to business #1, they could probably make it work this time.

Takeaway? Chose one thing and develop the skills (sales, etc) instead of jumping to the next thing.

If we are talking about $500K per month, then that is a different story...

I can handle the downvotes...

[smahs]

But that's the story of every entrepreneur. Whether you're the smartest builder or sales person, nobody goes big in a single attempt, you keep improving. An attempt doesn't necessarily mean changing businesses, but improvising until you find what works. What seemed implicit to me is that the OP is looking for responses from early career entrepreneurs.

[OnlyMortal]

I’m inclined to agree with you.

Having a great product is meaningless if you can’t get people to buy it.

If you’re a one person shop, you need to learn the skills needed.

[baotrungtn]

You made great point! I agree.