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A comment on Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by one of the tech giants?.

Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by recmend on Monday September 19, 2016 @07:52PM (#12535739)
Do not worry about things that you don't control. Our job as innovators is to find opportunities that we believe in and give our best, independent of the outcome. Moreover, Tech giants cannot focus and move as fast as a tiny startup.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by endswapper on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @08:04AM (#12538826)
Couldn't agree with this more, "Do not worry about things that you don't control."

And I'd like to add that there are plenty of things to worry about. Channel your energy there.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by shanwang on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:19AM (#12539674)
In theory you are right, but in reality, when you are faced with multiple choices of startup ideas, shouldn't this be a major factor on deciding which one to act on?
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Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by endswapper on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:40AM (#12539855)
No.

The market, and your understanding of it, should be a major factor. The fact that 800 pound gorillas have more resources is just an excuse to not do something.

Besides, those resources could just as easily be used to acquire your idea if you do it better.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by cureyourhead on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:46AM (#12539903)
But you can control it. Adopt a strategy resilient to big company interference. Don't think of yourself as a fake victim of big companies. There's always things you can do. Have you forgotten the even basic lessons of MS vs IBM, you fucking idiots?
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Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by shanwang on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @05:43AM (#12546679)
watch your language
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Re:Ask HN: Do you worry that your product will be killed by ... by sctb on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:28PM (#12551924)
We've banned this account.
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