Exploring competitor's product
Hi,
I am a Junior Engineer at a startup. I like to explore some of the competitor's products. How can I share them in the Slack channels? Would there be any issues if I log into some of the competitor's SAAS and check out the way they design the product and maybe if it's the most optimal way, incorporate it into our product?
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Discussion
(2 comments)- 02 months agoTech Lead/Manager at Meta, Pinterest, Kosei
That's absolutely fine to look at your competitor's product and get inspired by what they do well. This is the joy of capitalism and software: we build on the success of others.
What is not acceptable is to blindly copy a competitor's product or content without understanding the "why". You need to have your own thesis and vision for the value of your product: you don't want to just be an imitation.
What are the unique strengths of your startup, or how are your ideal customers different from the competitors? This will almost certainly lead to a different implementation and approach.
How can I share them in the Slack channels?
Can you explain what you mean here? Are you concerned about how it will come across if you share a competitor's product in your startup's Slack?
- 02 months agoEntry-Level Software Engineer [OP]Taro Community
Are you concerned about how it will come across if you share a competitor's product in your startup's Slack?
Yes.
we have a sub-problem to which we are exploring various solutions. One of our competitors has already solved the problem and I don't see any more optimal solution. It is just perfect.
I just want to create a recording and share it in our project's slack channel and I am worried how the founder and others perceive this.
