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Mentioned in 147 episodes

The Innovator's Dilemma

When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

Book • 2021

Author

Clayton M. Christensen

In this influential business book, Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can lose market leadership when they fail to adapt to disruptive innovations.

Christensen explains why companies often miss new waves of innovation and provides a set of rules for capitalizing on disruptive technologies.

The book uses examples from various industries, including the disk drive, mechanical excavator, steel, and computer industries, to illustrate trends that lead to success or failure in the face of disruptive technologies.

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Mentioned in 147 episodes

Mentioned by

David Senra

as a book that influenced Jensen Huang's thinking on avoiding the innovator's dilemma.

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David Friedberg

in the context of discussing disruptive innovation in the tech industry.

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Bill Gurley

in the context of big companies being slow to adapt to change.

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Richard Rumelt

as a solid book on innovation.

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Brian Armstrong

in the context of innovator's dilemma, stating that organizations making tons of money off the traditional system have difficulty embracing crypto.

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Chris Dixon

as a canonical case study in the PC industry about hard drive makers.

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Chris Dixon on How to Build Networks, Movements, and AI-Native Products

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Hamilton Helmer

in the context of disruptive technologies and their correlation with long-term profitability.

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Jake Saper

when discussing the concept of 'job to be done'.

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Noah Weiss

as one of the best books on product strategy.

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David Senra

in relation to Steve Jobs's insights on the transition from personal computers to cloud computing.

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Arianna Huffington

as a favorite book.

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Andrew Homan

as a book about the innovator's dilemma.

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Azeem Azhar

as a book a generation of managers grew up in the shadow of.

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David Senra

as a book Jeff Bezos read and discussed with senior executives.

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#180 Jeff Bezos (Invention of a Global Empire)

Mentioned by Speaker 1 when describing the difference between disruptive and sustaining innovations.

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Whitney Johnson

as the author of "The Innovator's Dilemma", explaining the concept of disruption.

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147. Disrupt Yourself: How to Innovate Who You Are and Become Who You Can Be

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Hamilton Helmer

as a brilliant book on innovation.

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Mike Schmitz

in the context of a case study on McDonald's milkshakes, illustrating the importance of understanding customer needs when designing products or services.