Joy’s law

No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else

Bill Joy (Sun Microsystems cofounder)

In other words, whoever is best at tapping the infinite network of smart non-employees for innovation is probably going to win.

This applies to teams as much as companies. Level up your team until the cows come home, but most of the smartest people are on other teams. Figure out how to tap those folks and you’ll really be cooking.