“You’re essentially indirectly competing against the smartest, most informationally savvy groups in the world.”
“You’re essentially indirectly competing against the smartest, most informationally savvy groups in the world.”
Second, you will usually get risk calculations wrong. You’ll be very focused on keeping up with other people and not falling behind in competitive games, even in the short term.
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While the rest of us are chasing victory, the best in the world know what they must avoid losing before they can win.
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Err on the side of doing things where you'll face competitors. Inexperienced founders usually give competitors more credit than they deserve. Whether you succeed depends far more on you than on your competitors. So better a good idea with competitors than a bad one without.