Thinking on this further just now, one of the biggest concepts of the series is how the tiny Foundation had to survive purely by out-thinking and out-maneveuring the larger Empire who had more people, resources, etc.
Fundamentally - no pun intended - isn't this what we do for a living?
By the numbers, our startups are in the same position. Our competitors have 100x the revenue, cash on hand, employees, partnerships, patents etc, etc. According to the spreadsheets, they win.
Instead, lack of resources becomes hunger and creativity. Lack of people becomes a lack of bureaucracy and results in flexibility. When you have very little, "losing everything" isn't scary.
Challenging the Empire just got to be a little more fun. ;)
I just want to express my support for any personal perspective that demonstrates and encourages reading of Isaac Asimov, especially my favorite series. Perspective win.
Fundamentally - no pun intended - isn't this what we do for a living?
By the numbers, our startups are in the same position. Our competitors have 100x the revenue, cash on hand, employees, partnerships, patents etc, etc. According to the spreadsheets, they win.
Instead, lack of resources becomes hunger and creativity. Lack of people becomes a lack of bureaucracy and results in flexibility. When you have very little, "losing everything" isn't scary.
Challenging the Empire just got to be a little more fun. ;)