Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

Given the stock market was buying “the story and vision” of anything internet, inflated expectations were more important than traditional metrics like customers, growth, revenue, or, heaven forbid, profits. Startups now had tools that sped up the search for customers, reduced time to market, and slashed the cost of development.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

To ensure first mover advantage, the schedule was extremely aggressive. Or begin building a capability in global innovation now to take advantage of lower development costs, faster time to market, and, most important, the ability to leverage dispersed knowledge to gain competitive advantage.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

To ensure first mover advantage, the schedule was extremely aggressive. Or begin building a capability in global innovation now to take advantage of lower development costs, faster time to market, and, most important, the ability to leverage dispersed knowledge to gain competitive advantage.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15