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I can't remember where I saw it before but ever since then any instance grates on me: describing your product in terms of other product. - GitHub for writers
by PMan74 13y ago
I can't remember where I saw it before but ever since then any instance grates on me: describing your product in terms of other product.
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Merits of the idea aside it really turns me off, smacks of a lack of creativity, a lazy route to explaining your product benefits.
Very superficial I know, it may be just me.
- guynamedloren 13y agoThis is actually recommended by YC: "One good trick for describing a project concisely is to explain it as a variant of something the audience already knows. It's like Wikipedia, but within an organization. It's like an answering service, but for email. It's eBay for jobs. This form of description is wonderfully efficient. Don't worry that it will make your idea seem "derivative." Some of the best ideas in history began by sticking together two existing ideas no one realized could be combined." http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html
- PMan74 13y agoGood to know where it comes from. I still hate it I have to say, probably for the reason they mention i.e. it comes off as derivative. But yet I don't argue that some of the best ideas in history began by sticking together two existing ideas. I'm conflicted.
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