A team in the business world will tend to perform at the level of the worst individual team member - Reid Hoffman

Technology innovation is the most common trigger for launching a new market or upending an existing one.

A good mission and values statement should be specific and rigorous enough so that some competent players will feel a strong alignment, while others will understand that the company just isn’t a good fit. You may lose people who do not feel strong alignment with your company or group, but you want to lose those people — this allows you to build much stronger alignment with those who choose to join.

Third, blitzscaling opens up access to capital, because investors generally prefer to back market leaders.