Understanding Entrepreneurship as Strategy Game Theory
Think chess, monopoly, spades, poker. In theory, entrepreneurship is a strategy game no different than any other strategy game.
To master the theory of any strategy game at a minimum you must master these 4 components:
- Rules
- Tricks
- Best Practices
- NO, NOs
Do you know these 4 components of entrepreneurship?
A great starting point comes in an old blog post written by VC Charlie O’Donnell on his blog This is Going to be Big.
One of the 10 strategies Charlie shares is:
4) Don’t look at the leaderboard: Other people will be dramatically more successful than you–to the extent whether they’ve discovered a cheat or are playing a different game altogether. Don’t worry too much and focus on your own game.
Go check out his post titled What Playing Dots Can Teach You About Startups to get all his brilliant insights.