RT @TheNextWeb: Should startups bother having...

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RT @TheNextWeb: Should startups bother having original ideas if big companies can just come along and clone them? http://t.co/qUcWlRFd b ...
Stephen G. Barr (@SGBmedia)December 22, 2012

Should startups bother having original ideas if big companies can just come along and clone them?

There's an unwritten general rule in the tech world when it comes to original ideas - they get copied by smaller guys and acquired by bigger guys. When a new idea takes off, a multitude of copycats spring up - whether it's 'Twitter for tennis-playing goats' or 'The Outer Mongolian alternative to Groupon,' tech blog inboxes get flooded with pitches from niche-targeted plays that draw 'inspiration' from popular startups of the day.

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