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How to Handle Discovering Your Idea Already Exists

My startup idea exists in some form already and I found twelve competitors tonight and now I feel stupid for thinking I had something original.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The myth of total originality crushes the natural process of building upon what came before.

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