Glossary
Competitive Moat
The structural advantage that makes it hard for competitors to copy you.
What it is
Network effects, switching costs, scale economics, brand, regulatory, proprietary data, six durable moat types.
Common mistake
Calling feature parity a moat. Features get copied in 12-18 months. Moats are structural.
Healthy pattern
One real moat is worth ten claimed ones. Test: would the competitor have to rebuild their company to copy this?
How LoopWorker reads it
Market Read reads your category for moat patterns. If your category has no moats, the game is execution speed + brand. Different strategy.
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