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What was your competitive advantage before? If you didn't have a distinct competitive advantage, you were bound to have a strong competitor eventually. The benefit you have now is that you can learn from them. The primary goal of a startup is to learn about your market. Having a well funded competitor can help you see who the actual market is. They'll likely spend a lot of money to do that. You'll have the benefit of seeing how they price, who they target, etc.


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