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Mentioned in 130 episodes
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Book • 2021
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.
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 130 episodes
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as a book that influenced Jensen Huang's thinking on avoiding the innovator's dilemma.


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


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


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as a solid book on innovation.


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


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

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as a brilliant book on innovation.


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when discussing the importance of not being afraid to fail and taking big risks.


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