alt Hacker News> Plus the whole thing of first mover advantage being a myth, especially in the tech industry
Source? That would be surprising!
> Plus the whole thing of first mover advantage being a myth, especially in the tech industry
Source? That would be surprising!
https://hbr.org/2005/04/the-half-truth-of-first-mover-advant...
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5654eb6ee4b0e19716ec5...
Showing how old I am with that reference
A more recent article https://www.productplan.com/learn/first-mover-advantage-fast...
I should say it’s “mostly” a myth, there are some fleeting competitive advantages to first mover but a lot of them don’t apply well to tech companies and there isn’t strong historical evidence supporting it.