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Watched a category race to the bottom and stepped out of it.

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Getting copied as a small maker: what actually protects you and what does not

Watched a category go to the bottom and the way out was upward, not sideways.

Following the price down meant cheaper materials, which meant a worse product, which meant no repeat buyers, which is the whole business. I moved the other way: better materials, higher price, smaller volume, and the customers who left were the ones who were never coming back anyway.

Painful for about a quarter. The revenue recovered and the work got better.

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