The Four Questions that Kill Bad Differentiators (feat. The Rabbi, The Coffee Founder, and The Poison Ivy Guy)
Jun 26, 2025•24 min•Season 5Ep. 179
Episode description
Most founders don't know what their differentiator is. That's a problem. Today, we walk through two paths to help you find a differentiator strong enough to anchor a business. We also help you root out bad differentiators - the ones that'll just waste your time. There's also a story about a Rabbi's wisdom, a founder making decaf coffee, and a poison ivy company I'm obsessed with.
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00:30 Differentiator Intro
01:45 Rabbi Joke
05:15 Smooth Jazz
05:45 How to Find Your Differentiator
06:46 Path 1: Letting a Customer Tell You
11:41 Path 2: Four Questions to Pick Your Differentiator
19:32 How to Test Differentiators
21:00 The Reality of Differentiators (Downer)
22:16 The End - Taking Yourself Seriously
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