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Competitive Landscape Overview](https://lapis-floss-63f.notion.site/Help-Basics-Brand-Foundation-Competitive-Landscape-Competitive-Landscape-Overview-11ad958e93008030bbbde3f92820c7be)
Store key details about your direct and indirect competitors for easy reference as you develop new strategies, provide context to investors, or onboard new team members.
Many collaborators will be interested in staying up-to-date about competitors, including Sales, Marketing, Product and Design. Agencies and freelancers will also benefit from seeing who you're competing against as a way to better understand what you do and how to help differentiate you from competitors.
For companies with several paying customers, a competitor is most often defined as a business that makes it on your prospects’ shortlist along with your company. Typically, this means 3-5 companies that offer products with comparable feature sets and pricing. Knowing who these competitors
For early stage companies, a competitor is more of a theoretical target to beat.
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Add competitors as you discover them, and review them twice a year to keep them current.
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