Ask HN: If someone else is "doing it", is that a reason not to compete?

Re:Ask HN: If someone else is "doing it", is that a reason n... by coderdude on Monday June 28, 2010 @06:46PM (#1469705)

You'll end up finding that a lot of your competitors are incompetent, or don't have the same ability to execute your idea quite like you can. In most cases I would say don't let competition discourage you. Let them show you what not to do.

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Re:Ask HN: If someone else is "doing it", is that a reason n... by hazmattron on Monday June 28, 2010 @07:09PM (#1469768)

Expanding on this, the fact that they've done it before is actually an advantage to you: now you know exactly what you can do to make it better. Improvement can always be made.

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