This isn't a particularly an answer to your question, more just a moment I had yesterday listening to a podcast.
Matt Mullenweg when talking about the first version of Wordpress said:
"It was true it didn't so much [compared to] other software. But it was better in a way that mattered".
I liked this sentiment.
That's actually a decent answer and really good framing of the issue.
Spend more time how you are positioning the product and once you're different enough and it solves the new problem, ship.
This isn't a particularly an answer to your question, more just a moment I had yesterday listening to a podcast.
Matt Mullenweg when talking about the first version of Wordpress said:
"It was true it didn't so much [compared to] other software. But it was better in a way that mattered".
I liked this sentiment.
That's actually a decent answer and really good framing of the issue.
Spend more time how you are positioning the product and once you're different enough and it solves the new problem, ship.