On: Ask HN: Are you put off building something because...

[JohnFen]

> good software is not enough to win.

This can be generalized: a good product is not sufficient. To succeed in the market requires a lot of things, a good product being only one of them.

[infinite8s → JohnFen]

In some cases a good product is not even necessary.

[JohnFen → infinite8s]

True, but that often depends on your definition of "good". A barely adequate but very inexpensive product can be "good" for its intended market.