An Australian Batsman Challenged the Status Quo

In a club match in 2010, Steve Smith, the right-handed Australian batsman, walked up to the crease & surprisingly assumed a left-handed stance.

That wasn't nearly as shocking as the fact that he clobbered the ball over the ropes for a six.

His unorthodox play has been the defining characteristic of his career. Every time someone would write him off because he didn't conform to a 'standard' , Steve somehow proved to be effective nonetheless:

1. He was a leg-spinner who transformed himself into a batting maestro.
2. His flawed technique was ridiculed by experts but he compensated it with outstanding hand-eye coordination & became a run-scoring machine.
3. Many predicted that he was only fit for shorter formats, yet, Steve rose to dominance in the Test format as well.

When you're leading a #startup or a lean #product, you don't need to worry about abiding by accepted conventions. In most cases, the status quo was once a novelty itself.

When Trinity warned Neo that "nobody has done this before", the latter responded: "That's why it's going to work".

Your unorthodox way of doing things can well be your greatest asset in a crowded market. You do you.