N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Even the swiftest of fast followers will struggle to not choke on the dust of first movers in today’s world. Stop thinking about managing the risk of technology, tools, and process improvement. If you’re stuck in the purgatory of a legacy based business model, don’t transform – reinvent.

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Leadership Business Model Engineering Fast Follower 282

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2017

The speed of technology advances in the market are making the old paradigm of first mover versus fast follower largely irrelevant – every business must now become some version of a first mover. Many leaders have fallen into the trap of believing digital transformation is like playing a game of technology catch-up.

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Insourcing CEO Business Model Outsourcing 150

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

The truth of the matter is blogging requires a committed effort, which many find to be unsustainable. Many successful bloggers today were not necessarily first-movers, but rather fast-followers able to leap frog the early adopters. Microblogging (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) Where Are We Now?

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Blog Early Adopters Niche Marketing Magazine 299

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

As clever as Amazon's technological innovations have been, Bezos's flair for ecosystem innovation is even more impressive. Even when Bezos appears to be a fast follower, he's attempting to generate leapfrog momentum. Cloud and mobile technologies are generations away from maturity.

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Innovation Technology Software Fast Follower 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

Sprints make an excellent commitment device — when you gather a team, clear the calendar, and schedule customer interviews, you commit to making progress. For podcast startup Gimlet Media , an abstract question — “Should we become a technology company?” Sprints encourage fast follow-up.

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Consensus Hotels Project Fast Follower 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

The Verizon Wireless side of the telecom giant, which is 45 percent owned by Vodafone, is also deepening ties with Google for the Droid and betting on its faster fourth generation (4G) network based on new LTE (long term evolution) technology to leap forward in the wireless marketplace.

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Wireless Suri Power Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Apple's recent legal victory over Samsung has prompted an outpouring of worried speculation about the future of technology and design that's almost unprecedented. Bloggers and reporters are pushing this idea from a business- or technology-oriented mindset. Some of the concerns being raised are valid.

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Innovation Supply Chain Short-term Long-term 15