If you had $1 million, for instance, you’d dedicate $500k to incremental development, $200k to breakthrough ideas and disruptions each, and $100k to a game changer. You can argue with this distribution (please do!). But for immediate returns, focusing on incremental innovation makes sense. (via Incremental Innovation Is Underrated « Experiencing Information)

Good post, although I disagree that incremental innovation is underrated.

The theory folks are kicking around in tech circles is these companies are reaching market saturation faster than ever due to viral channels (read: facebook). Their growth then slows (or even reverses). Net: they’re moving through the typical lifecycle of a business at an accelerated rate (via Innovator’s Dilemma on an Accelerated Timeline « Seth’s Blog)

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