Competitor paid developer $2,000 to clone OutboundSync from a demo video
Harris Kenny · Episode 799 | TinySeed Tales s5e6: $500k ARR! · Sep 25, 2025 · at 18:23
Harris Kenny is the founder of OutboundSync, discussing early aggressive competitive behavior encountered by his startup.
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“Even a year ago, somebody did try to kind of, like, smother us in the crib when they requested a demo of App on Sync, took the recording, sent it to a developer, and said, rebuild this for me for 2000 bucks.”
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