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Re:Did Strava copy its mobile route builder from another app? by ericrwolfe on Thursday February 28, 2019 @11:45AM (#19272671)
One of Strava's largest competitors actually reached out a few years ago interested in licensing Footpath's tech, but we decided not to move forward on the deal for various reasons.

I'm not so worried about any of the above putting Footpath out of business. Footpath goes after a deep niche in a way that competitors are unlikely to imitate.

Re:Did Strava copy its mobile route builder from another app? by jusben1369 on Thursday February 28, 2019 @11:55AM (#19272762)
Yes, that's where I'd focus my efforts. Stay focused on the positives here vs bitterness and negatives. Continue doing what you're doing, which is to utilize the current situation for as much awareness building as possible for your niche application. Have you seen an uptick in interest since this all began? Good luck to you.
Re:Did Strava copy its mobile route builder from another app? by usrusr on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:24PM (#19274248)
> Footpath goes after a deep niche in a way that competitors are unlikely to imitate.

Why call them competitors then?

Oh, and kudos (sorry) for committing to the niche, sounds like like you are bootstrapping because I don't think that any investor would allow that. We need more of that, not another overfunded experiment in converging on the biggest market.

Re:Did Strava copy its mobile route builder from another app? by 5trokerac3 on Thursday February 28, 2019 @01:36PM (#19273779)
Ok, your app rocks. Mapped out all my standard routes quickly and I didn't need to create an account.

You've got me half way to believing you can hold out.