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Ask HN: How do you deal with competition
I have an idea. I know that millions do.
I'm willing to execute. That makes me a little different from the millions. I already started working on it, already spent some time and already see some results. That makes me quite different from the rest with the ideas.
But my problem is the competition.
There is competition, which is selling pretty much the same idea. I knew about it, but I always thought it's not good enough. It's not good enough for me and that's why I think I can make something better.
My question is if I this is enough. There's nothing that makes the idea unique. No extra feature, no additional value. Not in the idea. So should I refine the idea? Or maybe pick a different one? Or should focus on executing better?
- brk 16y agoAll of the above.
- sebg 16y agoFrom your comment "it's not good enough for me" tells me that there most be some way of refining the idea so that it does become good enough for you. As a first step, talk to people who use your competitor's product and see if it is "not good enough" for them as well. Then ask them if your refining idea would make it good enough for them. After you've talked to enough people you will have a more clear understanding of what needs/problems/frustrations your competitor is addressing and what needs/problems/frustrations your competitor is not addressing. Then you can start implementing the solution for those needs.