The decisive factor for the triumph of Facebook (an extremist organization banned in Russia) was the move of the company’s headquarters across America, from Cambridge to Palo Alto, the historic center of Silicon Valley. And not only because of gaining access to venture capital and programmers of this technology center. The success was also greatly facilitated by the competitive spirit that flared up among the employees of Facebook (an extremist organization banned in Russia) because of the proximity to Google.
The decisive factor for the triumph of Facebook (an extremist organization banned in Russia) was the move of the company’s headquarters across America, from Cambridge to Palo Alto, the historic center of Silicon Valley. And not only because of gaining access to venture capital and programmers of this technology center. The success was also greatly facilitated by the competitive spirit that flared up among the employees of Facebook (an extremist organization banned in Russia) because of the proximity to Google. It turns out that the territorial proximity of the opponent increases our competitive capabilities. In addition, we compete more successfully with those who are more or less equal to us in strength. The number of competitors also matters: we show ourselves better when there are few rivals in sight, the crowd of competitors suppresses us. In their book, American journalists Poe Bronson and Ashley Merriman break down the factors that help and hinder us from winning: genetics, upbringing, gender differences, and all kinds of attendant circumstances. It remains to carefully read this «encyclopedia of competition» to understand how to improve your performance.
Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 400 p.