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I shouldn't win too hard, because then I'll lose?
by andai 3mo ago
I shouldn't win too hard, because then I'll lose?
- muvlon 3mo agoYes. Once you're in such a comfortable position that you'll keep making lots of cash regardless of whether you do well or not, there is little incentive to make good decisions, let alone take risks. This is known as the "curse of Oil" and is also what Intel's decline is attributed to.
- selimthegrim 3mo agoCatching up without overtaking
- brookst 3mo agoYep. Classic “giant series A, company gets amazing office space” vibes.
- Psyladine 3mo agoProblem of the local maxim, extreme dependency is the same as evolutionary pressure to specialize for it, eventually the process owns you.
- andai 3mo agoInteresting, could you elaborate please? What does dependency mean in this context? That you become over specialized for a niche?
- c7b 3mo agoSudden availability of capital and the perceived need to be seen doing something with it can be a curse. WeWork comes to mind, eg. Stay lean and mean until you actually need the capital. A company like DeepSeek will have zero issues raising anytime.
- lelanthran 3mo ago> I shouldn't win too hard, because then I'll lose? Yes. It's a known thing.
- lotsofpulp 3mo ago“Raising cash” isn’t necessarily “winning” since you have to give up equity/control, usually.
- DANmode 3mo agoRaising more money ≠ winning harder.