Competition tends to be a distraction that's 100 feet taller than the reality.

As startup Founders, we've all had that moment when we thought our very existence was going to end because some competitor made some announcement that would crush us. We worry constantly that we're going to "lose to our competition" when in fact who we really lose to is our customer, and by way of that, our own product.

We need to rethink how competition really affects us, or in many cases, sorta doesn't.

It's Not "Winner Take All"

We have this mentality that one company, whether it's ours or our competitors, will "dominate" the market and take all of the market share. We will be insane and penniless wondering how we ever succumbed to that evil genius and their ...