Almost every business that is started copies the businesses it competes with. Everyone copies each other. It’s how it goes. They compete on business models and best practices. But, it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Playing to Win: The Game-Changing Mindset
Imagine you’re playing a fun game of tag with your friends. When you play not to lose, it’s like you’re standing in one spot or just hiding behind a tree the whole time, hoping no one tags you. You’re trying to be safe, but you’re also missing out on a lot of the fun and exciting parts of the game. It’s similar to playing games at รักษาความปลอดภัยของคุณที่ UFABET เข้าสู่ระบบ. If you only focus on avoiding losses, you might miss the excitement of taking calculated risks and enjoying the thrill of the game.
Long-Term Thinking Escapes Competition
How did Amazon succeed? By playing the long game. Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is known for his long-term thinking approach to business. And, long-term thinking has paid off for Amazon. Think about AWS and Kindle, bets that have changed the world.
The Marginal Gains Philosophy: How to Achieve Big Results Through Small Improvements
We all want to get better, some more than others, at whatever it is that we do. But, most fail and end up being average. Talent alone won’t make you great, but obsession will. Obsessing about the details, and focusing on getting better everyday. How?
Tim Grover: The Language of Winning
Everyone knows who Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are. But, do you know who was their trainer throughout their careers? Their trainer was Tim Grover. Tim knows a lot about winning from having spent so much time with the best of the best athletes.
Contrarian Mindset: The Courage to Be Wrong
A couple of months ago I republished a list of all the ways Misfits (innovators) are misunderstood in the workplace and what they want from their boss to be able to get along with them. It got a great deal of attention immediately after I published it, many Misfits empathized with the list; non-misfits probably didn’t.
So for all of you non-misfits, today I’m going to elaborate on a key attitude of a Misfit: being a contrarian. …
How Startups Slay Giants
Illustration credit Christian Laborin
Slaying giants is fun, almost every new disruptive company slays a giant or two. Last week I had a chat with a team based in Puebla Mexico working on a cool augmented reality application for museums. They asked for my thoughts on their app and business model, I happily answered their questions. One of those questions comes up every time I talk with startups: How do you protect yourself from giants who might copy your idea?
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