Although I agree with the sentiment of your post, #1 is blatantly wrong.
Most of my successful work has been specifically outperforming the competition in a way that makes users choose our product. Performance is an orthogonal feature that improves all other features, and even changes what your clients can do with your system, as in making new workflows viable.
Most of my successful work has been specifically outperforming the competition in a way that makes users choose our product. Performance is an orthogonal feature that improves all other features, and even changes what your clients can do with your system, as in making new workflows viable.