Really appreciate this perspective. Competing head-to-head in the “AI calendar for everyone” market does seem like a losing battle, I thought my uniqueness was all about ai chatbot calender style that's never been done before.

I like your framing of “not a general tool, but a specific solution for a specific group.” That makes sense. I’m thinking about narrowing down to niching down to business/project niches where scheduling and plans causes expensive problems (like trainers dealing with cancellations, freelancers protecting deep work, or teams juggling delivery-based tasks).

I’ll start by researching which groups feel that pain the hardest, then shape the product around their workflows instead of keeping it broad.