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 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

By 2017 it was operating in over 190 countries, and today close to 73 million of its some 130 million subscribers are outside the U.S. In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. Fernando Trabanco Fotografía/Getty Images.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It operates in over 190 countries, and close to 73 million of its some 130 million subscribers are outside the U.S. In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

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 9

Uncertainty Strategy First-mover Advantage Fashion 9

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 8

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

But as Carlota Perez has so aptly described, all new technology industries go through an eruption and frenzy phase, followed by a crash, and then a golden age and maturity. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. Some have labeled this period as irrational exuberance.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 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