Hell, feedback is constantly helping me shape my project, usually (I hope) for the better.
It is not who builds the best product, it is who markets it the best, who gets the publicity, who convinces the world that their version of the thing is the best.
You could build the best product on Earth but if only a handful of people know about it while a few million know about the second-best product, it isn't hard to guess which one wins.
It is not who builds the best product, it is who markets it the best, who gets the publicity, who convinces the world that their version of the thing is the best.
You could build the best product on Earth but if only a handful of people know about it while a few million know about the second-best product, it isn't hard to guess which one wins.