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Re:Ask HN: Are you put off building something because it alr... by JohnFen on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:35PM (#19779907)
> good software is not enough to win.

This can be generalized: a good product is not sufficient. To succeed in the market requires a lot of things, a good product being only one of them.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you put off building something because it alr... by infinite8s on Monday April 29, 2019 @01:30PM (#19780519)
In some cases a good product is not even necessary.
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Re:Ask HN: Are you put off building something because it alr... by JohnFen on Monday April 29, 2019 @02:42PM (#19781290)
True, but that often depends on your definition of "good". A barely adequate but very inexpensive product can be "good" for its intended market.
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