I have had an idea (an app) in my head for several months now and I've done some preliminary market research on my part. As a non-programmer I have been trying hard to develop a mvp so as to get it out for feedback asap. However, the imminent threat of a potential competitor with much better resources and coding technical skills is looking to enter the same arena. I am not sure if I should stay on and compete with them or not. All advice are welcome. Thanks.
Agreeing with all the other comments, Other questions to ask are: What are the gaps in the competitor's product? How can your product fill the gaps? Can your product be a complement to their product (if they sell more, piggy-back off that so you sell more with them)? Can your product do a deeper dive in solving the customer's problem (pick a finer aspect of the solution to delve into instead of trying to do a broader solution)?
Competition doesn't have to mean head-to-head equal products duking it out. How can you work with the competition instead of against them?
Then TAKE ACTION!!! Everyone has ideas. Very few people act on them. In the land of app development, waiting a month is too long. There are precious few unique ideas out there, only limited people acting on them.
Answered 8 years ago
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