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brijesh Patel

Founder | Venture Pa...ย โ€ขย 3m

๐Ÿง  Sun Tzu Taught Me More About Startups Than Any MBA Ever Could A few years ago, I thought strategy meant long meetings, fancy frameworks, and PowerPoint slides. But then I read โ€œThe Art of War.โ€ And suddenly โ€” everything about business, competition, and leadership made sense. Here are 7 lessons from Sun Tzu that I now use daily while building my startup ๐Ÿ‘‡ 1. Know Your Enemy In startups, your โ€œenemyโ€ isnโ€™t another founder โ€” itโ€™s ignorance. Study the market, your competitors, and your customerโ€™s psychology. 2. Know Yourself Before chasing big goals, ask: What are my real strengths? Play your own game, not someone elseโ€™s. 3. Deception Marketing is modern warfare. Sometimes, you win not by showing strength โ€” but by hiding your next move. 4. Adaptation The best founders move like water. They donโ€™t complain about market shifts โ€” they flow with them. 5. Timing Patience is underrated. Strike only when your systems, team, and market timing align. 6. Use Strength Against Weakness Donโ€™t fight giants head-on. Find their blind spots โ€” and attack where they least expect. 7. Win Without Fighting The best wins are the ones where you donโ€™t burn bridges. Outthink your rivals, not outshout them. ๐Ÿ’ก Business isnโ€™t war โ€” but it rewards those who think like strategists. Startups that survive are not the strongestโ€ฆ theyโ€™re the most adaptable. If youโ€™re building something, read The Art of War โ€” it might just become your startup bible. #Strategy #Startups #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #SunTzu #GrowthMindset

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