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by shady_trails 3821 days ago
That is hurtful to say. While the two products are in a similar space, neither can claim to have a monopoly on internet-based tech education. Project-based learning like this is a goldmine for anyone looking to get into web dev. It makes sense to have a wide range of providers of such training.
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While you're statement is true in a general sense, in this specific situation, CodeUpstart was founded by someone who worked for Code4Startup for only a few weeks.

I follow Leo on Twitter, and there's plenty of evidence.

Working together: https://twitter.com/gilliantee/status/659751559622885377

Not working together: https://twitter.com/eugeneteo/status/678373859838459904

A similar idea is fine, but this doesn't look like a coincidence.