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Ask HN: How do you define a “competitor”?

3 pointsby actfrenchover 2 years ago
I&#x27;m more of a collaborator than a competitor and always have trouble with that question of &quot;how do you differentiate yourself from the competition.&quot; that VC&#x27;s so love to ask.<p>Curious to know how folks define &quot;competitor&quot;<p>Is it someone your customers would choose instead of you? Is it someone your customers also use a lot? Just a company you feel threatened by?<p>Curious to know how others frame this.

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DamonHDover 2 years ago
Maybe a competitor is someone who, if you colluded with eg on price, it would harm your customers&#x2F;users.
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dieselgateover 2 years ago
Yeah your first point &quot;someone your customers would choose instead of you&quot; is how I view it
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