> He wanted the differentiation point of his company to be the product and only product. This is a pretty risky strategy to follow. Usually you want to differentiate yourself in several areas.
What ways can you differentiate yourself? I mean he admits that Asana was VC funded and started with a crappy product that later became fleshed out to be better than his by hiring better devs, better designers, etc. While he was focusing on marketing and whatnot, Asana was burning VC money for marketing and hiring a better team. So yeah, honest question, did I miss out on any other factors?
What ways can you differentiate yourself? I mean he admits that Asana was VC funded and started with a crappy product that later became fleshed out to be better than his by hiring better devs, better designers, etc. While he was focusing on marketing and whatnot, Asana was burning VC money for marketing and hiring a better team. So yeah, honest question, did I miss out on any other factors?