Nintendo World Championships: Super Mario Bros run

Currently hold 52nd fastest run for full NES Super Mario Bros run on Nintendo Switch.

Not number one. Not even close. Adding original NES runs will move me even further. But still, beating Super Mario Bros. entirely in under 7 minutes is not exactly a casual exercise. The best runners do it in under 5 minutes, which tells you just how narrow the margin becomes at the top.

And strangely enough, speedrunning has taught me a lot about business, risk, and execution. At first glance, it looks like speed. But it is really about discipline. Every movement matters. Every delay compounds. Every small mistake forces a correction. Every shortcut only works if you understand the system deeply enough.

That is also true in insurance, maritime risk, and financial decision-making. The best operators are not simply moving faster than everyone else. They know where precision matters, where risk can be accepted, and where one wrong decision can cost the entire run.

Speed without control is chaos. Control without speed is stagnation. The real advantage sits somewhere between both.

In speedrunning, you improve by studying the route, repeating the fundamentals, accepting failure, and shaving off seconds through better judgment.

In business, the same principle applies. Whether you are underwriting marine risk, structuring capacity, managing claims, or building resilience across volatile markets, performance rarely comes from one big heroic move. It comes from repeated, disciplined improvements. Better data. Better timing. Better decisions under pressure. Better understanding of where the real risks are hidden. And there is always someone faster. But there is also always another level of mastery available to those willing to keep refining the run.

See speedrun.com