TLDR Founders · STRATEGIES & TACTICS

WHAT TO DO WHEN A COMPETITOR LIES

aprildunford.substack.com5 min read

Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

In B2B tech, competitors often find it easier to falsely claim capabilities than build them. This article outlines three proven strategies: emphasizing measurable business value over feature lists, educating customers about technical implementation differences, and leveraging concrete proof points. It presents case studies to show how companies successfully exposed competitor misrepresentations, including one where a platform vendor demonstrated true integration capabilities to counter competitors' loose "platform" claims.