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> Competitors don't really matter This is so spot on. I am also in a competitive space. Couple of my competitor man-child founders blocked me on social media
by openplatypus 1y ago
> Competitors don't really matter
This is so spot on.
I am also in a competitive space. Couple of my competitor man-child founders blocked me on social media for simply being on their feed. I took it as a blessing. I tuned out from their noise quickly and focus on customers rather than social media attention disorder.
Do yourself a solid. Don't watch competitors. Watch customers and the market.
- MarcelOlsz 1y agoHaha! I had a YC founder threaten to sue me and tell me that she owned all my IP after seeing a demo :)
- andrewmcwatters 1y agoNice! I hope you did something like frame the communication. I think that would be great inspiration.
- MarcelOlsz 1y agoI do have the call recorded. I can print out her disgusted face the moment I said "it took me like, two weekends".
- dannyxertify 1y agoWhat a helpful insights bro!
- gwd 1y agoOne book I read actually put it a different way: Lots of competition is actually a good thing. If you come to a market that's "wide open" with nobody else there, there are two possibilities: 1. You're the first person to ever think of that idea 2. Lots of other people have had the same idea, but failed to make it work. I mean, #1 is possible -- somebody has got to be first -- but #2 is much more likely. By contrast, if you're in a space with lots of competitors, that demonstrates that the business idea is sustainable: if the market can support N sustainable companies, is can probably sustain N+1, particularly if you bring something new to the table.