| > What's your answer to this? My product does important things that ABC doesn't. Just that my product overlaps with the main 80% of the product. > is it really a clone, or is it a clone-if-you-ignore-the-various-details? It is the latter -- clone-if-you-ignore-the-various-details. But, people I talked to (people I consider important for my startup) are so enamored with ABC their eyes glaze over when I mention the differences, as though they feel they're insignificant differences. > do you regularly integrate direct client feedback I do this but not the charities, mixtape, etc. You could say my logo is actually cuter. > Hang in there, define your goals, it really sounds to me like you are already done being awesome and are poking at legendary Your comment made me cry a little and made me believe. Thank you. I get the idea that you have a lot to say about aspects of business differentiation, useful to someone like me for sure. I hope you get a chance to elaborate either here or in a blog someday. |
I'm sure you'll find really good clients as you ask these questions and try new outreach experiments. Maybe people who are even sick of ABC for bureaucratic reasons. You never know. :-)