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Re:Ask HN: Are you put off building something because it alr... by ska on Monday April 29, 2019 @02:51PM (#19781394)
I don't think it's true that you always don't want to be first. It is true that it is very different being first, and requires different skills, timelines, etc. Also worth remembering that a company doing a very serviceable 3rd to market may not actually be able to pull off 1st, and that's ok too.
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Re:Ask HN: Are you put off building something because it alr... by JohnFen on Monday April 29, 2019 @03:42PM (#19781882)
Well, yes, as soon as absolutes like "always" are used, the statement they're used in is most likely to be false.

That said, the odds aren't in favor of the ones who are first to market (although patent ownership can change the odds significantly).

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Re:Ask HN: Are you put off building something because it alr... by ska on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @07:59PM (#19802987)
Agreed, but I don't believe the odds are not nearly as strongly against as the post I replied to suggested.
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