Point-Counterpoint takes a point made by Dr. Bob “The Godfather of The Quantum Dragon” Sutor and argues a counterpoint for entertainment purposes.
This is true about quantum startups and newly public companies, as well as many other vendors:
When you keep saying you are the best, you probably aren’t. You may believe it, but others don’t. They are not wrong.
To say you’re the best, you don’t have to believe it. Others won’t believe it either. But if you keep on saying it, you’re going to encounter people who trust you. They wouldn’t have thought it if you hadn’t said it, but if they don’t question you, you are now the best in their eyes. With enough repetition, you may even eventually believe it yourself. Negative thoughts can become self-fulfilling prophecies, but so can positive ones.
When you say you have the best people in the industry, you may have some, but by no means the vast majority of them.
Although you may not have all the best people in the industry, you may indeed have some of them. After all, someone has to. Take Sutor Group, for example. They can say that they have one of the best tech/business leaders in quantum. It is objectively true, and don’t let The Quantum Dragon hear you say otherwise.
Cash and assets don’t mean you have the best technology. You might, but the first does not directly imply the second.
But how much cash and assets are we talking about? At what point does your company join the Russell 2000, S&P 500, Fortune 100, or whatever, before you must have technology that is at least among the best? Then, like any contending sports team, of course, you’re going to say you’re the best within that league.
Stop being corporate narcissists and show your unique value and excellent technology through your implementations and true customer adoption.
But if you stop, who’s going to know who you are? I’m a fan of multiple startups that keep awfully quiet and have raised less money than I feel they should have. You need to be out there cheerleading yourself, raising that big money, and requesting a group subscription to The Premium Quantum Dragon.
So, good ahead. Say your daily affirmations. The Quantum Dragon needs content.