I won't say there's anything terribly special about waking up early, but I will say there's something special about long blocks of uninterrupted sleep followed by long blocks of uninterrupted work.
It feels bad to get left out because you are weird. But then you realize you can use that time and space to get ahead.
But then, when you get ahead, if feels bad to have those people try to get a piece of all you've built.
Create good relationships. It depends on you.