Cristóbal Valenzuela(@c_valenzuelab):Probably one of my biggest lessons after 8 years of building Runway is that long term thinking is rare and a very important moat: "Playing the long game makes you more powerful, because most other people you encounter won't be. Most startups competing with you will be run by opportunists hoping to be acquired. Most big companies you deal with will be run by executives who don't expect to be there for more than a few years and are only thinking about this quarter's numbers. So tradeoffs that only pay off in 10 years will usually be underpriced"

2026.09.13 14:59

Probably one of my biggest lessons after 8 years of building Runway is that long term thinking is rare and a very important moat: "Playing the long game makes you more powerful, because most other people you encounter won't be. Most startups competing with you will be run by opportunists hoping to be acquired. Most big companies you deal with will be run by executives who don't expect to be there for more than a few years and are only thinking about this quarter's numbers. So tradeoffs that only pay off in 10 years will usually be underpriced"

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