First mover advantage is mostly a myth, except in the very short term where it's trivially true. Even if whoever copied you had waited until you launched, if th

First mover advantage is mostly a myth, except in the very short term where it's trivially true. Even if whoever copied you had waited until you launched, if they are indeed "faster/better" than you, they'd catch up and overtake you soon enough. If your idea is good enough, competition is a fact of life you're just going to have to live with.