N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

Many successful bloggers today were not necessarily first-movers, but rather fast-followers able to leap frog the early adopters. For those of you in leadership positions, particularly at the chief executive level, blogging is an incredibly powerful platform, which should only be ignored at your peril. Where Are We Now?

Blog 310

Blog Early Adopters Niche Marketing Magazine 310

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

There is still a debate in strategy circles about whether it is better to be the first mover or a fast follower, and whether missing out on the first wave of disruptive innovation means falling behind forever. But one thing is certain: Learning from a missed opportunity and then innovating beyond it helps anyone get back in the game.

Wireless 15

Wireless Suri Power Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2017

Despite what many think, there are not generically great ways to win — e.g., being a first mover or a fast follower or a branded player or a cost leader. Moreover, no meaningful How to Win choice exists outside the context of a particular Where to Play.

First-mover Advantage 15

First-mover Advantage Retail Strategy Pharmaceuticals 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Conventional wisdom has it that the traditional arrangement raises hackles because it is a dated relic of the bipolar Cold War Western power era. Yes, with regard to what the emerging powers are asking for. State capitalism and greater government control of markets is going to continue, with real economic power behind it.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

Sprints encourage fast follow-up. Your team will accomplish a ton in every sprint, but the knock-on effects — the confidence of knowing you’re on the right road — are even more powerful. After Friday’s customer test, the results were clear: the simpler marketing was more effective.

Consensus 8

Consensus Hotels Project Fast Follower 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

The contrast could not be clearer: Amazon – fearlessly making big, risky bets like a serial entrepreneur; and Microsoft, eschewing disruptive innovation in favor of remaining the “ fast follower ” it has always been, wringing profit from previously proven technologies.

Company 8

Company Software Long-term Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

But dont count them out for long; if theres one thing Chinese companies are good at, its implementing a "fast follower" strategy. But dont count them out for long; if theres one thing Chinese companies are good at, its implementing a "fast follower" strategy. At the corporate level, theyre looking to the U.S.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14