I'm just curious how he obtained information about your potential clients and how he got to them before you.
I had the same curiosity until I realized that it was obvious because most of the time I reply in public to a new project and offer my service with the discussion. It's possible that he scan my post activity and takes his opportunity. It's still unrealistic to think.
I will drop an advise for you @Royse778, sometimes some we called to be our friends were the enemies hidden and unknown to us while the enemies we taught about seeing may not be but you should under that some people do overreact to situations, you need to be more focused on the task of the race ahead of you, many could have got geolous of you through diverse means but you don't necessarily have to keep a listening hears to their noise because they are just but an ordinary crying symbal, if they think they can double cross you then they have just begin an hectic journey of an unfinished task that will end them nowhere and I think the forum and the campaigns needed more of you than these distraction noise, your worth is evident to the forum and well appreciated, some just wish they have achieved your milestone.