A Foolish Take: The David That's Beating Goliath in the Bank Industry

When most people think about the story of David and Goliath, they imagine a small shepherd wielding a slingshot who prevailed against almost insurmountable odds.

But this isn't quite right, as Malcolm Gladwell points out in David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants.

Goliath brought a sword, javelin, and spear to the fight. Intimidating? Yes. But against a skilled practitioner of the slingshot, this was akin in the modern world to bringing knives to a gunfight.

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