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i'd like a business coach someone who's gone through the ringer a few times and is interested in guiding me i'm approaching mid 5-figure mrr, saas business, just me, no employees, bootstrapped here's a situation i'm in and don't know what to do: larger $1-5m arr competitor sees what i'm doing and steals my videos and product to a T, i call him out in DMs and he tries to spin it around saying he had it for a year and i stole it from him (not true) he continues to use my videos and product to promote his own business i don't know what i don't know and would love someone to talk to someone who knows what to do not sure if it's part of the game, if there's anything legal i can do, etc either way, with this situation or others, would love to talk to someone who has more experience than i do
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It’s a shitty answer but: it depends. Is anything you do defensible? (Ie copyright or patent). You can have a lawyer draft up a cease & desist, which may/may not get them to stop, but it’s the first shot in a legal battle. If this goes further it will cost you. Do you have access to their customers on social? If they are using YOUR product as a sales pitch, the could be misrepresenting their own product and so their customers become your top-of-funnel. Do you have communication chops? You could also poke the bear. Punching above your weight class is a valid communication strategy, but it requires skill and time - both things you likely have less of than your competitor. Long view says to work to make your own customers satisfied and retained. There’s enough space for both of your businesses to work, and if people are buying what your competitor is selling (your work) then they are validating the market for you. If they fall off then their customers naturally fall back to you.
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To this point I forget if Google or FB completely stole the ad bidding mechanism. Even though they paid the hefty fine for infringing it didn’t end up mattering. Ended up being a slap on the wrist on the way to one of the greatest monetized businesses of all time Whatever you end up doing, it’s not worth dwelling on it
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