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A lack of competitors is almost always a bad thing because it means the market you entered doesn't interest anybody else.

Completely disagree with this. There are plenty of successful startups that created a whole new niche that didn't even exist before they got into it. If anything, the lack of competition (and a high barrier of entry) were significant reasons for their success.

Man, I love gongs. I think more companies should seriously implement #5 - it'd make work a lot more fun, raising morale.

you say that, but our office actually does have one. The sales guys are usually pumped after getting a contract so the ringing is extra loud... when you're deep in thought, and the ringing goes off, it scares the jebus out of ... well, non-sales guys. Ever since, we've always had to keep an eye out for someone going close to the bell... definitely does not help in getting work done. We've always joked that we'd pad the insides of the bell. Now beer:30 (5:30) on fridays as a ritual...

Wait a second, who the hell does this site think it is? I thought this was a pretty good article and all, but then I started reading the one they linked to at the top - the one whose success prompted this article - and in the comments, I started recognizing little bits of text. They stole content from their commenters! WTF!

Uh... they say that's where the points came from right at the top of the article:

"So, to further the conversation and discussion, I decided to collect, edit and share some of the fantastic insights from reader comments.

Thanks to all of those that contributed such great insights. Sorry I could not include them all."

I am stupid!

It is worth mentioning that the upvotes are not in agreement of you being stupid, but rather the fact that you are humble/mature enough to admit you were wrong.

A good trait.

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