What Tim Sweeney thinks about startups

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Founder and CEO of Epic Games, creator of the Unreal Engine and of Fortnite.

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1. 30 Apr 2025

   Our readingThe company that wins a market is almost always its first or second entrant, and a latecomer only takes the lead when the incumbent has failed horribly.

   Their wordsBut most of the time the company that's succeeding and winning in a market is the first or second entrant there. They've just continually buoyed their success.

   ↗Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #467youtube.com 4th of 22 in this recording