Successful companies often dismiss disruptive technologies as niche markets from "summary" of The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
Successful companies, driven by the desire to protect their existing business models and please their high-margin customers, often ignore disruptive technologies that initially target small, niche markets. These companies are hesitant to invest resources in technologies that seem unproven and unlikely to generate substantial profits in the short term. Instead, they focus on improving their existing products to meet the needs of their current customer base. This strategy has served them well in the past, allowing them to maintain their market dominance and profitability. However, what these successful companies fail to realize is that disruptive technologies have the potential to gradually improve and capture larger markets over time. By dismissing these technologies as insignificant, they miss out on the opportunity to adapt and evolve with the changing landscape of their industry. This shortsightedness can ultimately lead to their downfall, as disruptive technologies continue to gain traction and disrupt the sta...
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