Deviate more than a little from the route, and the parade will cease to follow you
Also true when starting a company as an indistinguishable founder. At first, especially in a rapidly evolving space, your central focus is responding to what the market wants and building it before someone else does. It’s only after achieving dominance that you can invest effort into building things no one else would.
I’m not sure I’m understanding your claim here. I don’t think you’re suggesting a “if you build it they will come” type result from being in a dominant position. But I also don’t quite get why being in a dominant position in one space has much (other that deep pockets) really impacts the success in doing things others are not doing—or leading a group in doing things others are not leading that group.
Also true when starting a company as an indistinguishable founder. At first, especially in a rapidly evolving space, your central focus is responding to what the market wants and building it before someone else does. It’s only after achieving dominance that you can invest effort into building things no one else would.
I’m not sure I’m understanding your claim here. I don’t think you’re suggesting a “if you build it they will come” type result from being in a dominant position. But I also don’t quite get why being in a dominant position in one space has much (other that deep pockets) really impacts the success in doing things others are not doing—or leading a group in doing things others are not leading that group.