It's a lot of work to really understand how people see products, you really have to put an ear to the ground or talk to people.
You might look at something and say "that really sucks" but users are satisfied or vice versa a competitor might look tough to you but customers really hate it and wish they had a choice.
I've been told by VC's and bizdev types that it's a lonely place to have a product that is unlike anything on the market, you might have a hard time proving a market for your product exists. If you have competitors than you know the market exists and it could be better to fight for 1/5 of a large pie than 100% of nothing.
You really do want to build one U.S.P. (unique selling point) into your product, even if it is kinda lame, because you'll have a pat answer for the question of "how is this better than X?"
You might look at something and say "that really sucks" but users are satisfied or vice versa a competitor might look tough to you but customers really hate it and wish they had a choice.
I've been told by VC's and bizdev types that it's a lonely place to have a product that is unlike anything on the market, you might have a hard time proving a market for your product exists. If you have competitors than you know the market exists and it could be better to fight for 1/5 of a large pie than 100% of nothing.
You really do want to build one U.S.P. (unique selling point) into your product, even if it is kinda lame, because you'll have a pat answer for the question of "how is this better than X?"