The blog post reads like this was a new invention, so it matters from that perspective. It maybe inconsequential, however funding is not everything. If they need $1.5 mil to do this, then they need a lot more to run this business. We built everything bootstrapped. Except 2008 was a sucky year for raising money. Today is like 10X easier.

you should have disclosed that you are one of the creators of this competitor.