In business and investing, above-average outcomes rarely come from doing what everyone else is doing.
- Mar 31
- 1 min read
In business and investing, above-average outcomes rarely come from doing what everyone else is doing. Differentiation requires thinking differently and acting differently, even when it invites short-term skepticism or doubt.
Mavik’s Founder and CEO, Vik Uppal, recently joined Marc Lore, Founder of Wonder and owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, and University of St. Thomas President Rob Vischer for the Finding Forward series, Profit, Performance, and Purpose: Reinventing Systems That Last. The conversation focused on what it takes to build and rebuild institutions in a period of rapid societal and technological change.
As Vik noted during the discussion, the next decade will be an extraordinary period for entrepreneurs, innovators, and builders. For all the noise and fear surrounding technology, one of the most important shifts underway is the leveling of the playing field, allowing the best ideas to win, including those from people who may have lacked access to information, people, or capital.
The future will belong to those who think independently, ignore short-term noise, and focus on building something that endures.