Two Startups Battle Over Who Invented Risk-Like War Game First

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31 points·jmorin007··12 comments

Hey wait, but ideas are worth nothing! :)

Casablanca Software Inc.

I hope they're not spending their time bickering, and just more time making things work better.

Having the best product does not guarantee success. Not even close.

As you can see here, nothing beats out some well-placed PR (at least in the short-term).

And releasing early.

Someone should take this game global using google maps API.

Ugg... stupid Valley Wag like Gossip story.

so did Mike find out about this via HN?

I'm sure...

This is where being a YC company is invaluable:

1. PG said he would contact the NYT journalist personally; he probably did the same with TechCrunch.

2. Even without Mr. Graham making calls on their behalf, how seriously would Kirkland's claims be taken without the YC pedigree?

this is bad news for my http://markkit.net if http://awesomehighlighter.com could make it to YC. :-)

since i can't be "the first" (not beeing funded by YC), and since we are both "free". my only chance is to be "the good".

I think I'm taking the challenge.