Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Our survey, in fact, showed that early AI adopters have primarily bought the right fit-for-purpose technology solutions, with only a minority of respondents both developing and implementing all AI solutions in-house. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives.

Survey 15

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2017

The CEO of a large Australian company called me to relay a particular strategy development problem his firm was facing, and ask for my advice. It turned out that Uber’s How to Win had a lot to do with building a first-mover advantage in markets like the U.S.; But it didn’t work in the Where to Play of China.

First-mover Advantage 15

First-mover Advantage Retail Strategy Pharmaceuticals 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

We were unable to capitalize on first mover advantage. But first mover advantage is a simplistic tenet of global strategy. With limited purchasing power, low credit card usage, and poor delivery networks, it''s clear that the approach for e-commerce in developing markets has to be different than in the U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Retail Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2015

Apple’s iPod started as a music-playing device, until it developed the iTunes music store and App Store to connect content providers and app develops to iPod users. Many successful platforms today have experienced this product-to-platform transition.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Advertising Business Model Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

Given that news, it seems that businesses that have dominated their markets are learning that the magic elixir of network effects and winner-takes-all advantages are about as reliable as cures for baldness. The message is simple: beware of the siren song of network effects, winner-takes-all, and first mover advantages.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Advertising Marketing Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In this example, it shifts Amazon’s business model from shopping-then-shipping to shipping-then-shopping, generates the incentive to vertically integrate into operating a product-returns service (including a fleet of trucks), and accelerates the timing of investment due to first-mover advantage from increasing returns.

Strategy 8

Strategy First-mover Advantage Business Model Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

The mantra of “ first-mover advantage ,” the idea that winners are the ones who are the first entrants in their markets, became the conventional wisdom in Silicon Valley. Startups now had tools that sped up the search for customers, reduced time to market, and slashed the cost of development.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In France and India, for example, homegrown leaders offer local-language video content, thus depriving Netflix of first-mover advantage. and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first. Furthermore, strong competition in streaming already exists in many countries.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Content Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In France and India, for example, homegrown leaders offer local-language video content, thus depriving Netflix of first-mover advantage. and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first. Furthermore, strong competition in streaming already exists in many countries.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Content Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

These ICOs are nearly always held when a project is at an immature stage of development akin to a seed stage startup — when it is testing hypotheses around its consumer value proposition and forming a founding team. This focused attention from developers has the added benefit of crowdsourcing feedback on the beta version of the project.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. Most importantly, executives have to follow developments closely. billion a decade later. Now the country is at a crossroads.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

Clearly there is a first mover advantage in some cases: Chris Brogan developed a passionate following as an early blogger, and Guy Kawasaki jumped onboard Twitter and became a powerhouse there. But as I advise my clients to do, I believe everyone needs to think about which platforms best speak to your strengths.

Media 14

Media First-mover Advantage Early Adopters ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Instead, according to new research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), the fundamental issue is the health care industry’s failure to develop a nuanced understanding of, and commitment to, women as consumers and decision makers. Surprisingly, it’s not the cost of care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Industry First-mover Advantage Market Segmentation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

s Human Development Index and the standard economic measure of per capita GDP illustrates just how important it is to develop a neutral, long-term-focused metric for progress. Many wealthy societies have low human-development scores (e.g., The contrast between the U.N.'s Which societies display the best Technik today?

First-mover Advantage 10

First-mover Advantage GDP Technology Biotechnology 10