Build in a competitive market, or go niche? - Derrick Reimer, SavvyCal

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Build in a competitive market, or go niche? - Derrick Reimer, SavvyCal

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Derrick Reimer is the founder of SavvyCal, and co-host on the Art of Product podcast. We talk about what it takes to build a product in one of the most competitive markets there is, calendar scheduling, how Derrick has grown the business over the past few months and how his TinySeed funding has helped him scale.

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