Innovator's Dilemma

The cluster centers on Clayton Christensen's 'The Innovator's Dilemma,' with commenters repeatedly referencing the book to explain why established companies fail to disrupt themselves and get overtaken by innovative newcomers, citing examples like Kodak, Yahoo, and Netflix.

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mwerty Dec 26, 2007 View on HN

suggestion: read innovators dilemma.

wazoox Nov 25, 2010 View on HN

I think that's well explained in "the innovator's dilemma". Basically they built a tool that they can't just refit to new uses, because it's still their daily bread-and-butter. It takes an extremely strong mind for a company to successfully go through such a wind of change, historically almost none ever did.

lowdose May 30, 2020 View on HN

How is this different from the Innovators Dilemma?

ddt Jul 17, 2012 View on HN

Yahoo! and AOL are a classic examples of The Innovator's Dilemma. They can't separate themselves from the immediate needs of their customers to look at the patterns of what's next. They'll never take the leap of faith to do something completely new because they're not in a place where their culture and SOP allow it. The products that made them initially successful can't possibly carry them into the future. http://en.

Nasrudith Nov 5, 2018 View on HN

Sounds like a classic flaw with innovator's dilemma. Established players try not to cannibalize themselves and the world passes them by. Kodak is one infamous example.

mejutoco Feb 25, 2024 View on HN

That is the innovators dilemma basically.

asah Oct 17, 2023 View on HN

sounds like an Innovator's Dilemma...

jaggs Feb 5, 2024 View on HN

Probably a good re-read of the Innovators Dilemma might help here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innovator%27s_Dilemma

segmondy Jul 27, 2020 View on HN

Smart businesses do all the time. read "Innovator's Dilemma" If they don't, someone else would. Apple cannibalized the ipod with the iphone. Netflix cannibalized mail-in DVDs with streaming. Facebook did their desktop with mobile.

perl4ever Feb 1, 2018 View on HN

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innovator%27s_Dilemma