Michael Taiwo urges execution over firstness

- Michael Taiwo posted that founders should prioritize execution and shipping rather than obsessing over being first, citing ChatGPT pulling ahead despite later competitors. (x.com) - His thread drew about 9.8K views and 196 likes, using ChatGPT vs Claude as a concrete example of execution beating first-mover status. (x.com) - That perspective pairs with other founder threads stressing Phase Zero alignment and product reliability before scaling or fundraising. (x.com) (x.com)