Except in very narrow cases, where there's breakthrough science that needs patent production, worrying about competitors is a waste of time. If you can't out iterate someone who is trying to copy you, you're toast anyway.
Eric RiesLeadership requires creating conditions that enable employees to do the kinds of experimentation that entrepreneurship requires.
Eric RiesEvery startup has a chance to change the world, by bringing not just a new product, but an entirely new institution into existence.
Eric RiesMost companies are busy making their products worse, not better. Updating is almost always a disaster.
Eric RiesThe mistake isn't releasing something bad. The mistake is to launch it and get PR people involved. You don't want people to start amping up expectations for an early version of your product. The best entrepreneurship happens in low-stakes environments where no one is paying attention, like Mark Zuckerberg's dorm room at Harvard.
Eric Ries