Startup lessons

Re:Startup lessons by mixmixmix on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @03:56AM (#6210361)

> #25 Don’t build something that already exists. Customers won’t buy it just because it’s yours.

Not a good rule. I know many guys that are making serious money because they improved something that already existed.

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Re:Startup lessons by swah on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @08:05AM (#6211009)

Opposite view: building something that already exists is the easiest way to know that there is a market. Then try to steal the market from other players with a better product.

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Re:Startup lessons by pavlov on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @04:06AM (#6210395)

They didn't just build the same thing - they improved on it in a way that customers understood and wanted.

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