Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2017

But all of them were stuck at the How to Win box. It is because they considered Where to Play without reference to How to Win. The challenge here is that both are linked, and together they are the heart of strategy; without a great Where to Play and How to Win combination, you can’t possibly have a worthwhile strategy.

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. Frustration came quickly when we couldn''t launch localized country sites or hire teams fast enough to stay in front of the international imitators.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Retail Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

They may be strategizing their way to first mover advantages and positions that leave few if any attractive options in the market. making a how-to-win choice). Whether it 'does strategy' explicitly or not, the choices that it makes on a daily basis result in the company operating on some part of the playing field (i.e.

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Strategy First-mover Advantage Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

While it’s clear that CEOs need to consider AI’s business implications, the technology’s nascence in business settings makes it less clear how to profitably employ it. Machine learning is a powerful tool, but it’s not right for everything.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

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 wrote business plans, generated expansive five-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent, and built) to the plan. IPOs dried up.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

The opportunity is clear, but how to seize it is not. We've seen this first-hand with the performance of our app, "Twist, Lick and Dunk," a mobile game that digitally re-imagines the childhood tradition of how to eat OREOs. But marketing spend on mobile pales in comparison to time spent there by consumers.

Strategy 8

Strategy Advertising First-mover Advantage ROI 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.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8