There's an old saying in product: "Never be the first to do anything"
The rationale here is that the first to do something front-loads all the R&D, market testing and price testing which then becomes everyone else's starting point. The only time this doesn't hold true is orgs with lots of runway and no pressure to generate revenue; they don't have to put all their cards on the table.
It's more than validation, it's a blessing.
