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Why this "replace your stack" product will probably fail

1taylor_jj1w ago
i’m building a tool that tries to replace a common solo-founder stack:

crm, email + follow-ups, booking, landing pages, social scheduling, light automation.

some of it already exists and i use it daily (crm + social + simple cold email). this isn’t a pure concept.

reasons i think this probably fails:

saying “replace your stack” instantly kills trust

switching costs beat frustration for most people

users judge the whole product by the weakest replacement

email is especially hard to get people to move

the audience is broad and expectations vary a lot

incumbents define the baseline, not user complaints

i’m posting this to kill bad ideas early.

which of these do you think is fatal? what am i underestimating?