Founders

let's say you have a product (ReelFarm) with 7 competitors

do you

a) build differentiating feature
b) run ads
c) cry
d) other?

asking for a friend

building reel.farm and farcasterstudio.com

You have more than 7 😂

Just launch and start selling.
Ads is an option. It’s working for your competitors.

And ya agree about listening to feedback and improving. But the core product is pretty clear. Just get it out there.

Building getinboxzero.com and sharemint.xyz.

I also run a YouTube channel, "Learn from Open Source": youtube.com/elie2222 

i actually did that!

saw a competitors ads and were blown away how little effort (or what seemed like little effort) those ads were, especially from building it up to $95k mrr from those fb ads

Little. But I can show you the ads that are running for your competitors. Search for “Facebook ad library” and put in a competitor 

I actually wouldn’t start with ads immediately. You have other avenues first.

But I think it could be worth a try 1-3 months post launch, only because I know your competitors have gotten ads to work for them. So why not for you too.