never badmouth your competition. it makes you look insecure.
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never badmouth your competition. it makes you look insecure.
“At both Viaweb and YC, every minute I spent thinking about competitors was, in retrospect, a minute wasted... It's exceptionally rare for startups to be killed by competitors — so rare that you can almost discount the possibility... Inexperienced founders usually give competitors more credit than they deserve. Whether you succeed depends far more
... See moreDon’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, never blame. Say nothing behind another’s back you’d be unwilling to say, in exactly the same tone and language, to his face.
A list of 25 Principles of Adult Behavior by John Perry Barlow
Knowing your biggest competition isn’t other brands in the category; it’s indifference. And realizing that criticism is just a form of caring.
Kevin Lynch • I was axed as Oatly's creative director - here are 5 arguably useful lessons
Many companies avoid talking about competitors because they don’t want to be seen as bad-mouthing the competition, which only makes them look bad.
April Dunford • Sales Pitch: How to Craft a Story to Stand Out and Win
You should compete against what someone else could be doing, not just what you can see people doing.”
Lenny Rachitsky • Business Building - A collection on Sublime
above all, don’t talk about people, either to praise or criticize them, or to compare them.
Epictetus • Discourses, Fragments, Handbook (Oxford World's Classics)
the real competitive advantage in life is internal approval. you cannot compete with someone who is secure with who they are, what they want, and what they bring