"Leverage unique freedoms to outbuild competitors When the Squamish Nation recognized they were exempt from Vancouver's restrictive zoning laws — laws that prevented most developers from building tall or dense — they chose to build 11 skyscrapers up to 60 stories on just 10.5 acres, rather than the modest mid-rise complex originally proposed. As Wilson Williams explained, "We can do different things, build higher, build differently, not abiding by the same bylaws and stuff." The lesson is to systematically identify what rules, regulations, or constraints that bind your competitors simply do not apply to you — then build boldly in that space. Source: Wilson Williams, Planet Money (NPR), The Squamish Nation's Economic Experiment"