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That sucks, but unfortunately your best bet is probably to keep quiet and not make a fuss about it. Obviously DocuSign has looked at the HelloSign experience a
by matthewmacleod 12y ago
That sucks, but unfortunately your best bet is probably to keep quiet and not make a fuss about it.
Obviously DocuSign has looked at the HelloSign experience and decided that it's good. That's great, because it means you've had 18 months' headstart on your competitors with a more effective onboarding experience. You can't ask for better validation!
You can't build a SaaS service and expect your competitors to sit back and not copy your best ideas. There's no actual IP infringement here, so there's nothing you can do, and that's the nature of competition!
I can't blame you for a bit of snark, but honestly – just drop it. Complaining about competitors copying, and trying to drum up a social media campaign, comes off as extremely childish at best. Just focus on building a better product, and leave it at that.
- scosman 12y agoI agree not much can be done, but why drop it? Getting some free press to the tune of "get great features 18 months earlier by switching to HelloSign" can't hurt and writing a blog post only takes a few hours.
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- jdawg77 12y agoI'm lost as to the mentality of, "Just drop it." Why just drop it? Recently, I had to bring legal action against an ex-employer for breaking the law. His advice after he fired me was also, "Just drop it, because the valley is a small place." D@amn straight it's a small place, so if you're going to out and out clone a competitor, you should also expect to see the mob of villagers arrive with pitchforks and torches. Seriously.