I generally treat the whole thing as fairly neutral. I guess more of a "frenemy" at times. I don't go out of my way to antagonize competitors, and I'm happy to wish them well and cheer for them in general. Somebody, I think it was Steve Blank, once said (paraphrased slightly) "Startups don't die from competition with other startups, they die because they built a product nobody wants." I think that's pretty close to true.
All of this, of course, is regarding competitors who are startups. If we're talking Microsoft or Oracle or somebody... well... no comment.
All of this, of course, is regarding competitors who are startups. If we're talking Microsoft or Oracle or somebody... well... no comment.