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I'm so sick of the "disruption" meme. Back in the day this used to be plain, old-fashioned competition. Gmail disrupted webmail. AirBnB attempts to disrupt h
by na85 12y ago
I'm so sick of the "disruption" meme. Back in the day this used to be plain, old-fashioned competition. Gmail disrupted webmail. AirBnB attempts to disrupt hotels.
There is no paradigm shift here that threatens the status quo of the market for transportation for first world kids in wealthy neighbourhoods. The only thing being "disrupted" is probably KidsCab's bottom line.
"Disruption" is just another MBA buzzword with little to no meaning.
- jvm 12y ago> The only thing being "disrupted" is probably KidsCab's bottom line. That's exactly the origin of the word "disruption." It was industry lingo for a dominant player facing fundamental changes to the market (and their balance sheets) from innovative competitors.
- na85 12y agoThose aren't the same things. A competitor eating into your profits isn't necessarily making fundamental changes to anything. WestJet no doubt eats into Air Canada's profits. Have either of them distrupted anything?