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I started a company doing email delivery 2 years before Sendgrid. Sendgrid appeared and raised tons of funding (we were based in France so it was not possible t
by top256 9y ago
I started a company doing email delivery 2 years before Sendgrid. Sendgrid appeared and raised tons of funding (we were based in France so it was not possible to raise money at that time).
I got really really scared. Fast forward, 2 years after:
- product becomes cheaper
- product becomes more reliable
- we were making tons of money
- we had more customers
I studied microeconomic a little bit after this and this is exactly what they predict.
TL;DR; it's probably poor form but all participants of your market will be better out of it.
- duplicater 9y agoDefinitely, there appears to be market validation. How big is that market? Perhaps big enough for one more... And congrats on your venture!