That is certainly your fear. It is a fear I don't share. Firstly, I think you'll get there faster if you work well. Secondly, as MySpace showed, being first isn't really all it's cracked up to be.
Im not making myself clear. You might beat me, personally, once. But you won't beat that one lucky guy that didn't do the testing, got his code to work the 1st time, and got to market before either one of us. That's how the game's played. Conservative, careful, correct coders don't win that game.
And if your business plan is to be 2nd to market, well, good luck with that.
And if your business plan is to be 2nd to market, well, good luck with that.