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10x Better Positioning Framework

Reusability

A positioning strategy that takes an existing, accepted solution and creates a dramatically superior version rather than inventing something completely new

How It Works

Works by leveraging existing customer behavior and willingness to pay, then delivering 10x improvement in key dimensions like convenience, quality, or comprehensiveness

Components

1

Identify widely-used but suboptimal existing solution

2

Define specific dimensions where 10x improvement is possible

3

Validate customer frustration with current solution

4

Design solution that delivers dramatic improvement

5

Position as 'better version of X' not 'revolutionary new category'

6

Price at premium but accessible level

When to Use

When customers already pay for a solution but are frustrated with current options, when you can dramatically improve existing workflows, or when entering established markets

When Not to Use

When the existing solution is already excellent, when customers don't value the improvements, or when 10x better requires 10x higher prices

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

Trying to educate market on new category instead of improving existing oneMaking incremental improvements and calling them 10xIgnoring what customers actually value in existing solutionOvercomplicating with unnecessary features

Example

Superpower positioning itself as '10x better version of annual physical' rather than creating new health category, making it immediately understandable to customers