Startups win by transcending, not by attacking

Negation: Startups do not win by transcending, they win by attacking 0 0 0

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Argument #f9ae2a27 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Being mean can make you stupid 1 0 2

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Fights do not promote your best work 1 0 2

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Fighting is as much work as thinking about real problems 1 0 2

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Startups win by transcending, not by attacking 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Mean founders lose because they cannot get the best people to work for them 1 0 2

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