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Hey "brah" There are indeed industries that are more ripe for disruption than others. Count the amount of years it's been since there was true innovation in a
by mvkel 14y ago
Hey "brah"
There are indeed industries that are more ripe for disruption than others.
Count the amount of years it's been since there was true innovation in an industry. If it's over 10, it's ripe. If it's less than 10, it's not.
In other words, if the barrier to entry is extremely high due to constant innovation, it will be very difficult to disrupt, hence not "ripe" for disruption.
Additionally, you need to consider the capital investment required to enter a market.
Starting a car company: incredibly expensive, thus, the auto industry is not ripe for disruption.
Starting a higher ed tech company: small competitive landscape, potentially cheap entry into the market. Ripe for disruption.
P.S. Not sure if you noticed, but your hat's crooked.
- herval 14y ago> Starting a car company: incredibly expensive, thus, the auto industry is not ripe for disruption. You can't simply label something "not ripe for disruption" just because it's expensive to do so. Why would an opportunity have to be cheap in order to be "ripe"?
- mvkel 14y agoIt was more of a corollary to the previous point, not the sole reason per se.
- biscarch 14y agoIs the angle of my hat the reason people are posting about brogramming? I'm going to change the photo as I don't desire to be associated with being a "brogrammer" (or how distracting it apparently is to people), but I'm not sure I understand the connection.
- hallmark 14y agoYour foul language appeared unnecessary. Combine that with a short rant lacking depth. Not trying to criticize - you're free to write whatever you want - but it is what it is. The bro connection had nothing to do with your photo. I didn't even look at your photo until you asked.
- biscarch 14y agoI appreciate the feedback. The content here isn't how I want to represent myself in the future, I'm going to try to keep writing, but switch to more technical topics where I can express myself in a different and hopefully more useful way.
- jborden13 14y agoI commend your enthusiasm for the vast potential that technology provides us. Whether the packaging of your message was naïveté, or a little bit Jersey Shore, is up for debate. But it sounds like you've already learned a bit from this exercise,so consider yourself a tad wiser than you were yesterday.
- mvkel 14y agoNow we're talking! Great comment. Looking forward to it.