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Very insightful analysis. At the very least read the section "How a computing platform dies" - this is the first I've seen that perspective. I wouldn't mind rea
by Isamu 16y ago
Very insightful analysis. At the very least read the section "How a computing platform dies" - this is the first I've seen that perspective. I wouldn't mind reading more about this.
- bretpiatt 16y agoAgreed, this quote from it is a good way to summarize, "The symptoms to watch closely are small declines in two metrics: the rate of growth of sales, and gross profit per unit sold (gross margins)". A good book that elaborates on these is "Every Business is a Growth Business". Unless you are a lifestyle business with a well defended niche reaching a plateau is dangerous.
- Isamu 16y agoThanks for the pointer - the book is on order.
- joe_the_user 16y agoWell it is quite interesting. Is the distinction between "late-adopter" and "mainstream" specific to the author or well known? If "late-adopters" are a less-than-desirable target audience, what about aiming at the "mainstream"?
- Someone 16y agoThat "you're actually consuming the late adopters", You'll gulp through the late adopters, made me think of a different problem, that of fishing the oceans empty.
- nextparadigms 16y agoYou could've gotten the same insights if you read (and understood) 2 books: Innovator's Dilemma and Chasm Companion. They are extremely insightful books about why companies succeed (and fail) and I felt that most of his assumptions came from the theories in those books, because I've been saying those things for over a year to a friend that works at RIM, but she never believed me because RIM "is doing so well financially".