Even if you're solving 'NASA problems', competitors will come.
It would have been better to give us some idea of WHY we need to know what scale of problems we're solving, and what kind of problems we'll have if we don't know.
It would have been better to give us some idea of WHY we need to know what scale of problems we're solving, and what kind of problems we'll have if we don't know.
Solving a problem can be a lot easier the second time—what had been a tortuously long and painful process for you is often significantly easier for a competitor who had the benefit of watching.
You'll also also have this issue if you're the first to solve an easy problem, but I believe it's less exaggerated.
Think medical devices vs iphone apps. Problems in the medical field are not secret. But they typically require a novel solution, five or more years and a team of experts to implement. Potential competitors may well know exactly what you're doing but they'll have to overcome barriers on multiple levels: time, funds, patents (a big one), expertise, etc.