I know what you’re waiting for

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This is the best takeaway for me, which I've been thinking about a lot recently:

Don’t worry if someone else is already working on your idea. I’m certain they are, but they are decidedly not you and it’s the you that makes your idea unique.

Giving your creations a character of your own is a great way to differentiate and keep going.

Does this only apply to a profit making projects? A project or startup with business model? Or does this also apply to personal projects?

It applies to everything. Don't use uncertainty about the future as an excuse to remain frozen today.

Nicely put, it's better than the original quote!

It probably applies to personal projects more than businesses, because customers don't always care about differentiation, whereas personal projects are, by definition, personal.

"You need to discover the moment when you actually know better than everyone around you — when you make the first move without asking permission."

I love that line - it says it all.

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