Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.
The process of competitively selecting contractors to perform work is based on a system of rewards and penalties, all distributed randomly.
A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.
People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.