Do you need an audience to start a business? ?

[Tegaknowss]

[ChicoFromThe305]

Depends what audience you speak of, if they are just looking at what you have then that's rather useless, you need interested buyers, which means you'd need marketing and promotings, if buyers become repetitive buyers that is the best form of audience for your business because it's a form of reliability when it comes to your income for your business and that all normally depends on the product that you sell.

[slatyb]

What sort of business? If you are going to be providing content online, then you'll have to develop an audience to make any money. Many are called, few are chosen.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Having a guaranteed group of customers certainly helps you than starting from scratch

[Jessica405]

You need a "must have" product or service. Also good advertising.

[deus_ex_sisyphus]

Pushing a product/service before knowing any potential customer basis is how you waste time, money and energy. Feel out the market for the thing then design your thing based on the issues the market currently has.

[NathanDavis]

if the business is show business, then yes... you certainly need an audience

[Iron_Man]

if you want to get off to a quicker start yes but it doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail without it start advertising your business in advance

[JacobJordan]

Generally speaking yeah. More in the sense if you selling shirts you need there to be a market for that type of shirt.

[Fireguy17]

Nope, just hard work, long hours and determination.

[TheSpaceGnome]

No, if you needed that ahead of time, nothing new would ever be invented.

[Drumlin2001]

You need customers. Otherwise it's not a business

[jamesgoldman]

No but you'll need one to sustain it

[Danny_dan92]

It will make the startup easier

[boobliker]

No. But you will need to find one or lots.

[laly520]

yes u do