I'm not sure what to say, I mean, it's a free web, you can do whatever you want, but it leaves a bitter aftertaste, especially because i know that you knew about prtfl.io
"You know, you really don't need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook."
Execution, dear Wolfram, is the single-most important thing in our industry today. I personally have a shit ton of things I'm thinking about or that I might want to do some time. All worthless, until someone executes on them. Timo executed on this idea this weekend and the outcome is extraordinary, given the invested time. It shows that he is a very talented guy.
Well here is the nice thing: Just build something that is better and people will use it. It is that easy.
It didn't just happen - seems like you have intentionally copied someone else's idea, down to naming and design. You're obviously entitled to do so, but it's not something I would run bragging about on hn, especially without giving any credit the original work.
And saying "I don't see a problem here" after the original creator has pointed (quite gently) to the fact, is not very empathetic of you.
And I wasn't aware that anybody owned the space.
Good for you.
How many times does Paul Graham have to say "just launch"? Launch and iterate, iterate and then iterate some more. Talking about brand dilution on an unlaunched product is a moot point to say the least.
I'm not taking sides about what happened here, it seems murky at best, but you can't compare an idea to a product.
May the odds be ever in your favor.