If they're dominating, and you're just getting started, maybe you should do something else.
If you're both early then it's mostly irrelevant that they exist.
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#12There are many examples of YC backed companies getting whooped by their competitors. In fact there are only a couple categories where a YC company is the leader.
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#13thanks everyone! your insights helped a lot, and i'll be continuing the project :)