the early bird catches the worm

[jostorres]

One can still be the first to solve a problem and still fail, one can still come up with life changing business offers and opportunities and still fail including solving a communal problem. Newton didn't just succeed at first trail. It requires beyond being innovative, one still needs to know how to target the right audience, having a sound customer management and good business ethics to succeed. The world has changed so much that everything matters if one must succeed in business.

Whatever you said is also true but none of that actually makes the phrase wrong, because if you are the first person to ever try and achieve something, you might fail at the first few tries, but if you don't give and eventually get it done successfully, you will be remembered for as long as the world exists, because after you, even if a hundred thousand more people do the same thing, they will simply be copying what you have done, so theirs won't have the same value as yours. Bitcoin is a prime example of this, Satoshi created Bitcoin as the very first cryptocurrency, and then altcoins started to come in the market, we have thousands of them today, but Bitcoin is still the best and this whole market exists because of it.

So, if you are actually an early bird, you will have the most benefits that could be achieved for doing something useful for the first time ever. So many people created brands, businesses, technologies, and even if they succeeded after multiple tries, those things are still known by their names because they were the ones who did it successfully for the first time.

[r_victory]

There are many businesses that were validated after some time, when other similar businesses emerged. In investments, for example, Bitcoin, those who bought when it was worth pennies, believed in the project and held on until, no matter how much they sold for, they made an absurd profit anyway. But, although the statement is true, I don't think it applies to everything in life. Especially today, when innovation is very rare, it's easier to improve what already exists than to create something completely new.

[Suleiman the Magnificent]

It's generally correct but not necessarily a certainty. The point isn't being early; it's being on time. One must distinguish between the two clearly.

[Satofan44]

The right place and the right time offer advantages in many ways. Rushing into something without good planning or research is not a wise decision. Sometimes, rushing is necessary to seize opportunities, but one must avoid making mistakes while rushing.

The goal is for the moves to yield good results, but the right time and place are crucial. The possibility of losses should also be considered, and plans should be made accordingly.

The user here is making the mistake of confusing being somewhere in the right time with being early in general, which are entirely different things. One can be early in many things and situations, but those will not be significantly advantageous positions at all. That is his error. The argument can be easily dismissed as wrong by making a counter example in anything basic that you want. One can be very early with a doctor's appointment, just arrive 7 days earlier than the actual appointment to gain all the alleged advantages of being early.  

Not always true. You dont have to be the first one to discover it or be the first one to be on just to be successful. Look what happened to Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. If you havent heard about their story go look it up. Being first poses alot of risks.

You are right and there are countless examples throughout history that completely dismisses the argument that the user here has made. Being early in a golden opportunity is beneficial, being early overall or in everything is not.

...just how we still credit plato or newton.

I'm sure those two dudes won't be happy with you for spelling their names in small letters 🤔

Nobody cares. In the grand scheme of terrible English skills, AI slop and other issues, that is irrelevant.

[Finestream]

Though its the early bird catches the worm, but I think its not how early you are to invest, but as long as you invest on the right investment with its perfect timing, the outcome will definitely turn into a life-changing one.

In fact, most people do not invest early on bitcoin, but they do it just on the right time. And now they're already in huge profits, while some are accumulating more bitcoin so they can maximize their future investment returns.

[junder]

if you have ever heard this phrase before, you should know by now how true it is. if you are the first to discover something, you will be remembered. just how we still credit plato or newton. if you are the first to recognize demand and set up a business, the customer is all yours. if you are the first to invest in a project and it becomes successful, you will be the most profitable.

if you are early, you are ahead. don't wait for other people's steps. make your own path.

Taking bold steps to move forward isn’t a bad thing in fact, it’s something we should do, especially if we truly want a comfortable future. In other words, sleeping in means missing out on opportunities, but on the other hand, that’s not entirely true because some people work at night as well. However, the saying you mentioned is true it’s better to take the initiative rather than wait for others. This usually happens because of hesitation or shyness that holds us back from acting until we see others do it first, including perhaps seeing the results.