Distribution Is King
7 unique distribution advantages: 1. Starting with a pre-existing audience
2. Developing a unique viral loop
3. Being first on an emerging platform
4. Having a remarkable story
5. Starting with pre-existing strategic relationships
6. Closing early strategic partnerships
7. Bringing extraordinary hustle
Lenny Rachitsky • Finding your distribution advantage
The problem with that is true defensibility purely at the product level is really rare in the Valley, because there are a lot of really good engineers. And there are new ones every day, whether they’re coming out of Stanford or coming in from other countries or whatever. And then there’s the issue of leap-frogging. The next team has the opportunity
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
Getting the console into the hands of many people increased the demand for the games it could play. Moreover, it made buying a console less risky for households, who had no good way of knowing how valuable the console would be until they saw the games produced for it. The game-console company, which was in the best position to forecast the quality
... See moreDavid S. Evans • Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries
It used to be that media organizations had a big advantage by virtue of owning printing presses and delivery trucks, or broadcast licenses; celebrities and politicians would have their proclamations carried across those same mediums by virtue of their popularity or power. The same advantages applied to other areas of the economy like retail and con... See more