Hi HN, i am just looking for a quick unbiased opinion.<p>Without giving too many details, a few weeks ago a friend of mine had an idea for a SaaS application, targeting a market of small to medium sized companies in a variety of industries.<p>After some research it turns out there is already a company doing this and they are set up pretty good 300k+ funding, 8 team members, decent sales network and have been around since late 2013. However, we think their product is rather shitty.<p>We both have a technical background and we are sure we could get a MVP together that is at least on the same quality level as their product within 2-3 months (coding in our free time).<p>This would be our first entrepreneurial adventure, but i have worked in several startups as a developer before, so i know the mindset and have a pretty good understanding what we need to prioritise.<p>They have a big headstart but we believe the market is large enough for two or even more competing companies.<p>So, should we give it a shot? Any advice is appreciated
300k funding for 8 developers is less than a year of runway at $40,000 per year and with no expenses (or income). That's not very much and they're probably a disproportionate amount on SEO/marketing rather than product which is why you heard about them after a little basic research.<p>The difference is perhaps in their commitment to execution, i.e. it's a company with working code for some definition of "working" as opposed to sitting on the fence worrying about competition. Therein lies the critical question, "Does it matter that there's competition?"<p>Good luck.