Vincent: Early startup competition is advantageous because it validates markets
Justin Vincent · Episode 638 | How to Generate Startup Ideas (Plus 8 Ideas You Can... · Dec 6, 2022 · at 5:13
Justin Vincent discusses startup ideation with Rob Walling on Startups For the Rest of Us, arguing why early founders should not be deterred by crowded software spaces.
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“Competition doesn't matter. In my opinion, when you're talking about the beginning of seeding something, I mean, look at you and drip. I mean, you went into a space that had an insane amount of competition and you just executed and executed and all of a sudden you built a mountain just as big as the other people's mountain. You know, that's the point. So actually competition is great because it means there's validated market here.”
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