Theoretical Operating Standard / 理论上该有的样子

Theoretical operating standard is Albert’s phrase in 优化胜率而非赔率，把一件事做到理论上该有的样子｜对谈连续创业者 Albert for trying to make a chosen thing as it should theoretically be. He distinguishes it from deciding what is correct to do: it is a “how to” discipline, not the original “why.”

In the source, the standard gives Win-Rate Startup Strategy / 优化胜率 an execution ethic. A founder may choose a more grounded opportunity, but the work is still difficult because real products, organizations, culture, strategy, and management are usually far from the ideal state.

Key Claims

• The standard is aspirational rather than descriptive: the real product or company will usually be far away from the ideal.
• It pushes against both sloppy opportunism and cargo-cult imitation of strong companies such as ByteDance.
• Albert connects it to Duan Yongping’s emphasis on simple underlying business principles such as right business and right people.
• The idea supports customer orientation: the product should be judged by whether it produces the result users need, not by whether it matches a financing story.

Connections

• Albert — source speaker.
• Win-Rate Startup Strategy / 优化胜率 and Odds-Driven Startup Narrative / 优化赔率 — strategic context.
• Duan Yongping, Benfen / 本分, and Investment Risk Management — adjacent simplicity and discipline branch.
• Customer Evidence Strategy, Product Led Willingness To Pay, and Human Judgment Under AI — practical tests for whether the operating standard is grounded.