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If someone wants to start a business, but the idea already exists, how can they create an alternative and outcompete the existing one?

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ust because a business exists doesnโ€™t mean itโ€™s unbeatable. Facebook came after MySpace and Orkut, but it executed better. Netflix wasnโ€™t the first streaming service, but it crushed Blockbuster. Be better, not first.

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