Ask HN: What do you do when someone else executes your idea?

Re:Ask HN: What do you do when someone else executes your idea? by dmils4 on Thursday March 01, 2012 @02:12PM (#3653532)

Do it anyway.

1) Creating the app is half the battle - executing on distribution is the main thing you'll have to fight.

2) You don't know what their end game for the app is - they might be creating it with a totally different function in mind. So even though up front you may think they've created something identical to what you are, that might not be true.

3) The fact that there's another app out there that does what you are planning on doing further validates that you have a great idea.

4) Don't be concerned with competitors. Phil Libin from Evernote said it best - on the list of top threats to your app's ability to succeed, a competitor's success doesn't even register.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you do when someone else executes your idea? by designatedInit on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:20PM (#3653833)

Thanks, this is great advice. You really changed the way I look at it and I now have even more enthusiasm towards making the app!

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