I was trying to think of an analogy between the game and how startups/big-companies work in real life. Start-ups are small in size, more agile and can navigate

I was trying to think of an analogy between the game and how startups/big-companies work in real life. Start-ups are small in size, more agile and can navigate/pivot more easily. Big companies generally take time to pivot and ignore smaller opportunities to grow unlike the small companies. They also have the potential to gobble down small companies. I wonder what's the most appropriate analog for the spiky cells.