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It would be great if you explain reasons why you feel that way.

• rsiqueira 15y ago
  Their site (pinspire.com) is a copy of pinterest.com
  • getsat 15y ago
    How are either of these sites making money? I see that pinterest has raised 37mm (!!!), but I see no current way that they're monetising their users.
    • swindsor 15y ago
      Right now, neither of them are. With that much runway, the goal is likely to drive traffic, get a large user base, then find a path to monetization. Maybe Pinterest will succeed, maybe it won't. It's growing and a rapid growth, and they may become a very successful company. or not. That's why they call it "Venture Capital". The Swamweir site is mildly shameful, but at the same time, all they've done is copy the functionaly and look and feel. If they're always imitating, Pinterest should be able to out-maneuver them, grow faster, and learn how to monetize quickly.
    • getsat 15y ago
      swindsor, it looks like you were hellbanned 100+ days ago.
• speby 15y ago
  It's not a business decision (ie. Gee, one can make profit by imitating a competitor very closely), it's purely out of principle. I would never attribute building a Great Company purely from the imitation of other ones. Be original, even if it nets you less profit for more work versus ripping off someone else's work.