Everyone feels behind. The truth is that every company is different. There are companies out there that are almost certainly moving faster than you. There are also plenty of companies out there just getting started. And truly nobody knows what they’re doing (everyone at the edge is making it up as they go along). Most likely you’re in the big messy middle along with almost everyone else. It’s okay. Take a deep breath. And then get to work. - Feeling behind is a great motivator. It’s a simple truth that you _can_ be doing more. - You will not stop feeling behind by being conservative, or by doing things the way everyone has gotten comfortable doing them. - You do not need to operate like Anthropic overnight, but you also need to stop operating like you did 12-24 months ago. Choose a small experiment to run with your operating model. One week, or a few, of doing things differently. Permission to flout the norms (at least the ones that won’t get you in regulatory trouble). Take stock of what worked and what didn’t; rinse and repeat. The important thing is not where you’re at today. It’s how willing you are to adapt and change.