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He also says: >I stay 2-3 years behind the trend. After the early adopters have left, there is this gap that can be filled by people who are willing to learn f
by vibhavs 17y ago
He also says:
>I stay 2-3 years behind the trend. After the early adopters have left, there is this gap that can be filled by people who are willing to learn from the failures of the early adopters
That sounds great in theory, but can anyone expand on that? What are some specific examples?
- yannis 17y agoThere are many examples, the whole Japan growth in the eighties was based on this model. They took existing technologies and refined them. Stackoverflow is one example of redefining forums (they essentially killed a lot of programming forums). thesixtyone.com redefined indie music!
- tewks 17y agoDo pardon me if I'm being obvious or not addressing your question, but the following examples spring to mind: pets.com, etoys, et al. -> zappos, altavista, goto, yhoo, et al. -> goog, broadcast.com, real media, "quicktime TV" -> youtube These examples were all established a few years after the original players came in fully loaded with cash, hype, etc yet failed to solve or even identify underlying problems.