Sometimes after meeting other guys, my mind will drift to who would win in a fight. With people who are physically bigger than me, I just assume they’d win. I make a quick, though not accurate, judgement just based on size.
Then I started taking boxing classes and noticed something: Size Alone Means Nothing
It would be common to see bigger guys, just starting out with boxing classes, throwing punches like two cyclists. They look intimidating, but in reality they’re sluggish and have no form.
Entrepreneur’s have this fear all the time. “What if Google or Microsoft copy what we’re doing?” The fear can definitely be valid, but it shouldn’t be inherently crippling.
They have a bigger team than you full of talented people–so what?
It doesn’t mean they’re going to be better than you. They have the potential to, but bigger isn’t always better.
Big teams move slow. They get burdened by too many chefs in the kitchen. With so many ideas from so many people it can be difficult to focus.
Facebook places was supposed to be the death of Foursquare. A hundred services were supposed to kill Dropbox.
Focus, passion, and talent matter–not size or a “dream team.”
The 2004 USA Olympic “Dream Team” was a nightmare. Full of talented people, they barely managed to get a bronze medal after losing to Argentina. They had more talented people than any other team, but they couldn’t execute well together.
Size may be intimidating, but do further analysis before you change course.
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