Even though I don't intend on reapplying, this was thought provoking; thanks. Why would your project be hard for someone else to duplicate? I think this is a c

Even though I don't intend on reapplying, this was thought provoking; thanks. Why would your project be hard for someone else to duplicate? I think this is a critical question. Several weeks ago I was at a coffee shop and some girl was complaining to her friend about saving her data as they were leaving. Her friend said, "I just use DropBox." Had to smile as it was the first time I saw a (presumably) lay person mention a YC-funded company. It was nice to see an indication of such a breadth of success.