{"id":4226,"date":"2019-08-10T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T15:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2019-08-10T15:33:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T15:33:27","slug":"if-you-describe-yourself-as-the-netflixof-uberof-amazonof-etc-redescribe-it-analogizing-can-be-helpful-but-you-must-be-able-to-explain-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=4226","title":{"rendered":"If you describe yourself as the \u201d#NetflixOf\u201d, \u201d#UberOf\u201d, \u201d#AmazonOf\u201d, etc: redescribe it Analogizing can be helpful: but you must be able to explain your product\/service better than that You are *not them* &#8211; don&#8217;t lump yourself with \u201dthem\u201d #startup #advice #settingExpectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you describe yourself as the \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NetflixOf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NetflixOf<\/a>\u201d, \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UberOf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UberOf<\/a>\u201d, \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmazonOf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmazonOf<\/a>\u201d, etc: redescribe it<\/p>\n<p>Analogizing can be helpful: but you must be able to explain your product\/service better than that<\/p>\n<p>You are *not them* &#8211; don&#39;t lump yourself with \u201dthem\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/startup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#startup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/advice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#advice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/settingExpectations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#settingExpectations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Myers ?? 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