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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017

    When a big competitor decides to copy you, they've conceded to you the right to determine how steep a hill they have to chase you up.

    10:41 AM - 14 Apr 2017
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        If they're a copying kind of company, they're probably not as good at building stuff as you, so you can make it very painful to follow you.

        16 replies 87 retweets 258 likes
      3. Peter Haymond‏ @peterhaymond 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Facebook may be the outlier. (In regards to Snapchat)

        1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
      4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @peterhaymond

        That may well be. Especially in a domain where winning depends on social gimmicks rather than solving hard technical problems.

        2 replies 2 retweets 34 likes
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      2. codyb‏Verified account @CodyBrown 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        I dunno yo. it took a few months but it now seems like snapchat is going to have to climb FB's hillpic.twitter.com/MW8iNbIwBo

        3 replies 7 retweets 32 likes
      3. Adam O'Kane  💭‏ @adamokane 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @CodyBrown @paulg

        Snap's earnings next month will be verrry revealing. I wish FB would open up on what an Instagram Story "active user" is.

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      1. Pawel Jurczynski‏ @pjurczynski 14 Apr 2017
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        “Move last and take things”

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      1. 𝕖𝕝𝕕𝕒𝕣‏ @syzdykov 14 Apr 2017
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        "Picasso had a saying - 'good artists copy; great artists steal' - and we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas"

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      1. Prithvi Raj K‏ @PRKSpeaks 14 Apr 2017
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        If innovation is at the core, no one need fear. Coming up with newer and better things will leave people behind. But being smart is needed.

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      1. AppointMesh‏ @AppointMesh 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Going to borrow this the next time a potential investor asks "What if google decides to do this tomorrow?"... wish me luck.

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      1. Tejas Pahlajani‏ @tejasp84 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Agree! No matter how hard they try, even if they have greater resources, they can't copy the will & vision of the original thinkers

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      1. Stefan Wild‏ @stefanwild 14 Apr 2017
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        That's a nice euphemism for "You're in a heap of trouble, but it's a good sign. Now work EVEN HARDER!"

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      1. andrea cocchi‏ @itcocchi 15 Apr 2017
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        The lower your learning cost, the higher are your competitors' marginal costs. The importance of experimenting

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      1. Kratom Vape Pen‏ @kratomvape 14 Apr 2017
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        It really just depends on the competitors drive. Maybe they put in more work and they have better skills!

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      1. Manan‏ @manan19 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg @sama

        What company is this specifically aimed at? I feel like a generalization of this kind is grossly false. Several counter examples.

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      1. Devang Patel‏ @actualDevang 14 Apr 2017
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        .. or they decided to not let you have differentiation and make your hill to match their other innovations even steeper

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      1. 5 Pixels Studio‏ @Reno_Web_Design 14 Apr 2017
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        IMHO, small company must have a solid strategy lined up and ready to turn on for situations when big competitor decides to copy.pic.twitter.com/4YCML7bgpZ

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      1. Anthony Lopez‏ @amlopez71 14 Apr 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Drawing parallels to current situation between @instagram and @Snapchat - #InstagramStories will always lag behind #Snapchat

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