I always thought tech startups especially in SF was about building the best product and solving hard technical problems with thinking about competitors was just noise.
But in reality, i see mostly discussion about competitive wins, what features competitors have, and positioning, sometimes even in engineering contexts.
Part of me gets it, but its hard to believe if every company does the same.
What's been your experience?
That said, it's important to pay attention to what your competition is up to, if for no other reason than to to learn lessons from their successes and failures that can inform your own product development.
As the saying goes: "make your own mistakes, not someone else's."
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