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The only things that work are: - Stay under the radar. - Change your product into a product that threatens their core business model. (for example against fa
by wolco 7y ago
The only things that work are:
- Stay under the radar.
- Change your product into a product that threatens their core business model. (for example against facebook you would offer privacy because they could not offer that without weaking their core tracking you/selling ads business)
- You offer something that bridges two other companies. Think plug-in that pulls from all major crmes.
- You offer something grey market.
- You compete head to head with a better product.
Never let one of these big companies pretend to buy you while they delay and steal your ideas either.
- thrwaway69 7y ago> Change your product into a product that threatens their core business model. (for example against facebook you would offer privacy because they could not offer that without weaking their core tracking you/selling ads business. That is probably fine in this case but what reason is there for them to not lose money to control other parts of the market? Facebook brought whatsapp, mind you and many others.
- citrablue 7y agoWorth noting that the FB acquisition of WhatsApp was a massive unicorn success for the WA team. While the point doesn't hold, the "breaking" of it is the best case outcome for the people who build the product.
- streetcat1 7y agoThis is very correct. But you do not need to stay under the radar, just create a product that the PM in the big tech will never do. For system products that would be: 1) Build on Kubernetes. This is the only true open ecosystem. 2) Go Multicloud. Always support at least three clouds. 3) Make the edge your primary target.