Success Quote by Alex Chiu

The line is a salesman’s sleight of hand dressed up as humility: “I didn’t say my invention is better” is technically modest, but strategically potent. It’s the rhetorical equivalent of leaving a product on the table and letting curiosity do the selling. By refusing to make the comparative claim out loud, Chiu sidesteps the burden of proof that “better” demands, while still inviting the audience to assume superiority. The denial becomes a wink.

The second clause, “nor did I say other stuff does not work,” is even sharper. It preemptively disarms the most common consumer objection: if you’re pitching a breakthrough, are you calling everyone else a fool? Chiu answers before the question lands. He positions his invention not as a rebuttal to existing solutions but as an additive option, which is how controversial products try to enter polite society: not by declaring war on the status quo, but by claiming to coexist with it.

The intent reads less like scientific caution and more like liability management. It’s a hedged statement designed to travel well in interviews, ads, and disputes: persuasive enough to keep hope alive, vague enough to dodge falsification, and careful enough to avoid explicit disparagement of competitors. Subtext: You can keep what you believe, but you should still be intrigued by what I’m offering.

In the broader context of entrepreneurial hype cycles, this is classic: sell possibility, not promises; imply the miracle, don’t sign your name to it. The genius, if you can call it that, is how the quote turns non-claims into marketing.