Daf Yomi
Chullin 66 · Startup voice, On-ramp
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Hook
Founders live in a state of perpetual "generalization anxiety." You build a product based on a specific insight—a "detail"—but you are constantly pressured to expand your scope to capture more market share. Do you stick to the rigid, narrow definition that made you successful, or do you broaden your aperture to include adjacent, potentially profitable, but unverified opportunities?
In Chullin 66, the Sages debate the classification of grasshoppers. One school argues for a rigid, restrictive interpretation: only what is explicitly listed is valid. Another school argues for an expansive, inclusive framework: if it shares the core characteristics of the "type," it is valid, even if it looks slightly different (the "long-headed" grasshopper).
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