Round Table presents the fourth of six stories from the new podcast, "Sage and Youth: Debating Zhuangzi's Tao." In this episode: when does inspiration become self-betrayal? We explore whether adopting others' methods leads to genuine progress or quietly disconnects us from our own nature. For more fascinating stories and heated debates, search "Sage and Youth: Debating Zhuangzi's Tao."
Can success be copied?
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This episode inspires me a lot of reflection about the definition of success by an enterprise and the respective advantages of first-mover and second-mover or later copies. If the success is just determined by the reaping profit, then the later copies tend to win advantages. However, success should be a comprehensive criteria and indicator, for the first movers and originators, it requires more audacious spirit and adventure. From the economic aspect, it tends to undertake greater risk of more investments, but the endings often backfires.
