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I wondered how long it'd take for the BuiltWith competitors to appear after the article a few months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10316060 https://

by brango 9y ago

I wondered how long it'd take for the BuiltWith competitors to appear after the article a few months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10316060 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10316060). The golden rule of business: If you're onto a sweet money-maker, don't shout about it. I'm currently working on a competitor to a site I read about that bragged about their business model, and if they'd have kept it to themselves they'd be facing one less competitor...

maxaf 9y ago
They do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, which holds up almost as well as the "imitate then innovate" mantra.
alnitak 9y ago
That article wasn't the first broad mention. I remember reading about BuiltWith being an outstanding one man project a couple of years ago, so I am in fact surprised the copycats took so long to show up.