I once went to an investor who did the same business model. It was something they wanted to invest in, but couldn't find the right person, so they did it themse

I once went to an investor who did the same business model. It was something they wanted to invest in, but couldn't find the right person, so they did it themselves. We debated a lot, and learned a lot from his other. We were solving the same problem (groceries), but he wanted to solve it for expats, and I wanted to solve it for professional working moms. Basically, we were fixing our own problems. 5 years later, his startup still doesn't access my area and I never got the funds to make a delivery fleet. So even with all the secrets leaked, it didn't matter.