Atlas vs The World

Two startups.

Each started just two months apart.

One took the bootstrapping path.

The other took to angels and accelerators.

Guess which one is worth more after 8 months?

And yet it goes beyond just comparing strategies.

It’s about the team, the speed of execution, the momentum.

What went wrong?

When high performers are matched with uninspired so-so team mates, the effect can be drastic.

The high performers eventually lose the patience, energy, and inspiration. In their mind they think that there’s no hope and that the culture is already set. It is set in stone by the fact that those team mates that have to be reminded over and over to perform better are still there.

They’re still dragging the team down.

Would you wish for a clean slate when culture is already meddled with by low performers? How do you reset and restart?

It’s frustrating thinking about it.

The feeling is like Atlas carrying the world.