Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

The costs are clearly high, but companies with products that tend to generate early buzz seem to do very well. But a new study shows that no amount of buzz, excitement or first mover's advantage will lead a product to sustained growth. At least that is the conventional wisdom. Success begets success.

First-mover Advantage 16

First-mover Advantage Venture Capitalist Dunning Early Adopters 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Long-term: Work with academia or a third party to solve a high-impact use case (augmented human decision making in a key knowledge worker role, for example) with bleeding-edge AI technology to potentially capture a sizable first-mover advantage. Machine learning is a powerful tool, but it’s not right for everything.

Survey 15

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 15

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

JANUARY 23, 2013

Scheduled before the massive annual CES gathering, it's a powwow for bloggers and other social media enthusiasts, early adopters who are quick to jump on board the next great thing. I recently got back from the New Media Expo in Las Vegas.

Media 14

Media First-mover Advantage Early Adopters ROI 14