His startup died after losing to a $1M-funded clone in 2013 — then Apple called
jdluk87 · x · 2026-11-12
In 2013 the author won a $33K grant, quit his job, and flew to a startup school in San Francisco — only to find the team at the next desk building the exact same product with $1M in funding. He flew home demotivated and the startup died. A few months later, Apple called. His takeaway: nothing you build is wasted.
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