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Founder: We’re building something that’s never been done before! VC: Amazing! So… who are the competitors, and how big is the market?

Shubham Chaubey

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SenseAI • 1m

Totally agree with you! But some startups did manage to create their own space. Look at Airbnb – they took the idea of renting out your spare room and made it a billion-dollar market. Same with Tesla; they didn’t just make electric cars but built a whole market for premium EVs when hardly anyone was interested. And in India, Paytm brought digital payments to millions who hadn’t even used banks before.

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