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steve raffner
Geneve
Switzerland

Consultant, SlideRescue.com

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What should I do if I see on the market a service online similar to the one I am about to launch?

I've worked for months on a project and plan to launch it within 6 months. Then I discover something partially similar... what should I do? Patent the idea, launch in another market?

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Vlad Fiscutean 500+
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Feb 16 2011: Most of the times the company that invented or released first a certain technology, product or service is not the one that is known for this or has the best business.

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