Yes, this can happen. How often and under what conditions I’m not sure. I’ll give some other lenses: 1. From the point of view of an individual person, growth

Yes, this can happen. How often and under what conditions I’m not sure. I’ll give some other lenses: 1. From the point of view of an individual person, growth in the overall market is often an advantage. If one company doesn’t survive, there will be probably be others. Your skills and connections can help in a similar organization with a slightly different angle on the problem. 2. From the point of view of memetics, good business ideas are likely to appear and survive and take many forms in many niches. If you find yourself with competition, this can suggest that the underlying ideas are suited to the current environment. (Warning: this tendency can be distorted by irrational herd behavior and intentional gaming.)