don't worry about what they're doing and stay focused on whatever it was that motivated you to start in the first place.
nothing has really changed other than your perception.
fleaflicker launched in august 2005. i was 23 and living with my parents. that same year, fox sports, protrade ($10M in funding plus celebrity board members), and a slew of other startups also launched their fantasy games.
i fretted over this for a few days and then just go back to work.
fox's debut was widely regarded as a disaster, protrade fizzled (but has since reinvented itself nicely), and the one startup i worried about the most folded before they launched.
as far as timing your launch, i'll just reiterate the same advice that has been dispensed here often: launch as soon as practical.
nothing has really changed other than your perception.
fleaflicker launched in august 2005. i was 23 and living with my parents. that same year, fox sports, protrade ($10M in funding plus celebrity board members), and a slew of other startups also launched their fantasy games.
i fretted over this for a few days and then just go back to work.
fox's debut was widely regarded as a disaster, protrade fizzled (but has since reinvented itself nicely), and the one startup i worried about the most folded before they launched.
as far as timing your launch, i'll just reiterate the same advice that has been dispensed here often: launch as soon as practical.