Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

When I ask business executives about their company's strategy — or about an apparent lack thereof — they often respond that they can't or won't do strategy because their operating environment is changing so much. This is an argument I hear particularly often in high-technology sectors. In truth every company has a strategy.

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Strategy First-mover Advantage Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

Survey 12

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

They operate as lean organizations, using cloud and internet-based infrastructure, and launch and distribute products more quickly than did firms that competed with factories, warehouses, inventories, and suppliers. retains its leadership in technological progress. Furthermore, as production shifts to Asia and more and more U.S.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Before long, despite all the first mover advantages of Viagra, the competitors reduced Viagra's market share from over 90% to around 50%. First, the innovation is often in the firm's processes that may not even be directly visible to competitors. Within 5 years, it had two mighty competitors — Cialis and Levitra.

Business Model 9

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

And even if it did make that bet, the winner-takes-all business could credibly threaten to drop its prices at the first sight of competition. Currently, modern technology — fueled by software, the internet, and the cloud — makes it possible for a challenger to enter the market at minimal cost.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Advertising Marketing Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

AI is fundamentally a prediction technology. Perhaps they were lulled into complacency by the initially slow adoption rate of this technology in the early days of the commercial internet (1995-1998). How will AI change strategy? All this is due to the single act of turning the dial on the prediction machine.

Strategy 8

Strategy First-mover Advantage Business Model Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. billion a decade later. Now the country is at a crossroads. Years of economic mismanagement.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8