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maerF0x0 • yesterday at 6:31 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I've never understood this. SV is full of the corpses of "First mover" advantage. Meanwhile many great companies were third or later to the scene.


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tuvix • yesterday at 6:37 PM

I feel like this is an internal bias I’ve actually built up over time. If I see another company providing a service come out after something I already am using, I subconsciously gravitate toward it.

If they’re coming to market when there’s already a dominant player, they must have improved something, right? Not saying it’s logical.

dearing • yesterday at 6:38 PM

survivorship bias fo sho