> if they could recreate the entire thing with the same tool "Within one year" is the key part. The product is only part of the equation. If a startup was lau

> if they could recreate the entire thing with the same tool "Within one year" is the key part. The product is only part of the equation. If a startup was launched one year ago and is worth $1B today, there is no way you can launch the same startup today and achieve the same market cap in 1 day. You still need customers, which takes time. There are also IP related issues. Facebook had the resources to create an exact copy of Instagram, or WhatsApp, but they didn't. Instead, they paid billions of dollars to acquire those companies.