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Their wordsThis experience taught me one of the most important lessons of my startup journey: that ideas are cheap, and that execution is all that matters.
Their wordsEven if you don't spend as long as Dennis Crowley thinking about a problem and space, I've seen a general trend that really successful startup founders are super passionate about the space they're in.
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New competition can be beneficial because it helps educate users about a new way of doing things.
Their wordsThe most interesting thing here is that any new competition out there is probably more beneficial to us than if it didn't exist, because they can help to educate users and make them aware of this new way to do something.
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