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Competitive differentiation is poison

Ravi Mehta · 19 Mar 2026

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  1. Over my career consulting with dozens of companies on product strategy, I’ve found that the focus on differentiation is more destructive to clear strategic thinking than any other concept. The problem isn’t that differentiation is wrong — it’s that it’s incomplete.

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