In the search for a creative solution, you as a single individual can beat any team on efficiency every time.

Articulating the problem in a way that everybody understands is a necessary step for effective collaboration. It takes time, and it’s something individuals working alone don’t have to deal with. A team also has to build processes and accountability systems, coordinate, communicate, document the work for their colleagues …

Yes, you can jump in and do the thing faster than we can set up a zoom call to kick-off the conversation. But these inefficiencies are the small price smart people are happy to pay for a shot at creating something bigger than themselves.