Share honestly - how important is the first-mover advantage to you?

Looking at all you AI-powered product makers 👀 Are you turning up the pressure to be first? Does it matter? How so? HBR previously published "The Half-Truth of First Mover Advantage" in 2005. Take a read of the main takeaways below and let me know if you think it still rings true or if you have other thoughts. . . . . . Being first, you can leverage an advantage by: ➡️ Creating technological edge over your competitors ➡️ Preempting later arrivals’ access to scarce assets ➡️ Building an early base of customers who would encounter high switching costs. However, your efforts will be fruitful (or fruitless) based on two factors that are out of your control: ➡️ Pace of technological evolution (🤖) ➡️ Pace of market evolution (🛍) As such, here’s how to tell when it’s likely to occur—and when it’s not. Slow 🤖 & slow 🛍: Short-lived advantage is unlikely, but durability is very likely. Slow 🤖 & fast 🛍: Short-lived advantage is very likely, and durability is likely. Fast 🤖 & slow 🛍: Short-lived advantage is very unlikely, and durability is unlikely. Fast 🤖 & fast 🛍: Short-lived advantage is likely, but durability is unlikely.