Wow, does anyone else see the startup metaphor here?
You're a little guy, running around and grabbing all of the opportunity you can, making sure you don't run head first into the big guys.
Sometimes it's advantageous to shrink yourself. You're more agile and able to navigate between the big guys more deftly.
But in the end, the best strategy is to grow quickly, because as you grow, the amount of surface area and the amount of opportunity you have grows, creating a feedback loop of success.
You're a little guy, running around and grabbing all of the opportunity you can, making sure you don't run head first into the big guys.
Sometimes it's advantageous to shrink yourself. You're more agile and able to navigate between the big guys more deftly.
But in the end, the best strategy is to grow quickly, because as you grow, the amount of surface area and the amount of opportunity you have grows, creating a feedback loop of success.