Is First Mover Advantage Really Worth It for Startup Founders?
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Is first mover advantage a golden ticket … or the fastest way to burn cash and die?We expose the first mover advantage myth with hard data + the graveyard of pioneers (MySpace, Friendster, Palm Pilot, Webvan) who got crushed by better-executed followers like Facebook, Google, and Apple. Most startups that scream “we’re first!” become cautionary […]