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The first founder to build in a market tends to prove demand, then watches someone who came in later take it. Pebble, Snapchat and Ahrefs show how it plays out, and why marketplaces and networks are the exception.

Featuring: Eric Migicovsky, Dmitry Gerasimenko, Sam Walton

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Chapters:

(00:00) Sam Walton on copying
(00:15) Pebble proves the smartwatch, Apple sells it
(00:37) Snapchat's Stories and Instagram's copy
(01:00) Ahrefs builds another backlink tool
(01:19) Fragmented markets and winner-take-most markets
(01:45) Building in a proven market

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