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I use Django with Vue CDN for the MVP. The framework is similar to RoR. The key is not about the framework IMO, but whether you pick up a good track. If the demand is great, you can feel the pull from the market. Otherwise, whatever framework can't save you from failure.

I think you miss the time to think about the direction. But it is the most important task compare with others. Your time allocation only focuses on execution. If one is heading to a wrong direction, it just accelerates the failure.

Always focus on your advantages. When they launch earlier, of course they can enjoy early users.

As a late comer in the market, you can observe what they miss and compensate their weaknesses. You save yourself time because you can study from them

It doesn't matter at all. When you see the landing page of the product and some existing customers, it means that the market is valdiated.

You can still release your product and catch up. With a competitor working in the market, it's just like a north star. You can execute as fast as possible to get some customers.

I think the op is intrigued by his ego. The existing product is a good inspiration to valdiate his assumption

The thing I learn is that when you live in US especially in SF, speak US English, you can make the highest earning in the world as a software developer. This is because the tech industry lives in this city.

Even you are a mediocre developer, you can make above average salary because you are so lucky to born in US.

I mainly do 2 things to validate my project: 1. find relevant threads on reddit or other communities. If people are asking the same question again and again, it's a good signal.

2. find if any products exist to solve the problem. If there are a few of them, try to guesstimate the market size. Mostly likely, there is a market for that if the number is ok. If there are many existing players, there is no need to validate because obviously there are many competitors in the field.

The payment gateway HyperWallet doesn't even let me send email to them without an account. I want to ask the transaction fee before joining but you need an account. I don't understand what service level it is.

It's under Paypal so I don't feel surprised at all. Just another enterprisey payment company