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Can somebody elaborate on the "go-for-it window"? > . The Go-For-It Window: Large gaps between accelerating technologies and stagnating social norms create luc
by pedalpete 6y ago
Can somebody elaborate on the "go-for-it window"?
> . The Go-For-It Window: Large gaps between accelerating technologies and stagnating social norms create lucrative new business opportunities. But they are only available for a short time when people can capitalize on the difference between the real and perceived state of the world. For example, 2007 was the perfect time to launch the iPhone, but Google Glasses launched too early.
What was the "stagnantig social norms" in that benefited the iPhone era, yet left Google Glasses in the dustbin?
- jagannathtech 6y agoThe answer is 'hindsight is 2020'
- relaxing 6y agoThey’re two different norms. The iPhone capitalized on the public’s willingness to spend $500 on a fragile slab of glass with no keyboard. Google Glass ran into the social norm of not looking like a creep.