Launching Tuesday into a crowded category. Talk me off the ledge (or onto it) :P
Hi!
I'm Steve. Even though I spent 30 years in tech (Apple in the Jobs era, then Cisco and Salesforce among a bunch of startups) I never wrote production code. Last spring I built a Mac teleprompter in 3 days by pair-programming with AI, named it after my granddaughter, and it quietly found 500+ users, paying customers, and some working actors before I ever marketed it. It's evolved into something I'm strangely proud of, and now want to share it with everyone.
But here's my fear: there are at least seven Mac notch teleprompters now. Mine has a real differentiator (it tracks the actual words you say, not just scroll-on-sound and a free developer surface), but I know how "oh boy, another one of those" reads in a feed.
For those who've launched into a crowded category: what actually worked? Lead with the differentiator? The story? Something else you wish you'd done?
Launching Tuesday. I'll report back with what happened either way. Thanks all!
Steve
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Great idea. Especially for those of us whose default setting is "go rogue" when public speaking!
Here we go!
Really nice, I love the UI and how easy it is to use on teams. I used it this morning to try it for a briefing to staff to keep me on point for key messages.