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He's saying that a junior employee, who isn't experienced with corporate politics will take your advice to heart and that'll be the end of it. With the executive team, they're much more likely to use that advice as political ammunition, so you should be careful with what you tell them when they ask for more responsibility.

I think your first bit is misleading. You probably mean that you should be looking to get out of the gate with the minimum feature set, and then move into differentiation to build a loyal customer base. Trying to feature-match from the get-go can cost a lot of time and money, with no guarantee that a competitor won't blow you out of the water while you do so.