Victor Taelin: Mega corporations are byproducts of expanding markets, not genius ideas
sebpaquet · x · 2026-10-23
Victor Taelin argues that mega corporations are rarely born from "crazy genius ideas" — they're byproducts of expanding markets, taking early share of a market destined to explode:
- Microsoft was early in the PC bubble; Google in dotcom; Instagram in social networks; Bitcoin in crypto; OpenAI in AI.
- Everyone once built a "Google killer" — we still use Google. Ethereum tried to flip Bitcoin; BTC dominance still sits at 60%.
- His takeaway: instead of chasing disruptors, spot the inevitably expanding new environment and grab an early seat in it.
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