The Innovator's Dilemma
also referred to as: innovator's dilemma
4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Oct 14, 2016 by Moisey Uretsky · said 16 times in 10 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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brought up most by Moisey Uretsky (4), Tyler Willis (2), Dharmesh Shah (2), Clay Wilkes (2), Scott Dietzen (1), Sam Corcos (1), Ryan Caldbeck (1), Guy Podjarny (1)
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2023 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2022 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
- HubSpot Founder Dharmesh Shah: The Ultimate Guide to Company Culture | E896 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- 20VC: 3 Biggest Mistakes Founders Make When Scaling, Management 101 on Trust Building, Morale Maintenance and Hiring & What We Can Learn About Parenting From Nature Programs with Scott Dietzen
- 20VC: Box's Aaron Levie on Why Founders Cannot Hedge Their Bets, The 2 Categories of Wrong Decision and How To Avoid Them & The Biggest Dangers of Being Over-Funded as a Startup
- every mention in 2022, scene by scene →
2020 2 mentions in 1 episode
2016 8 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
- 20VC: How You Can Learn To Be A Great Business Leader & Why All Successful Business Must Be Loved or Needed with Moisey Uretsky, Founder @ Digital Ocean
- 20VC: Tyler Willis on How To Be Innovative With Customer Acquisition and The Future Of Innovation
- 20VC: Andy Rachleff, Founder @ Benchmark & Wealthfront on What Makes The Best CEO & Board Member & Why Ivy League Endowments Are The Best Managed Capital In The World
- 20VC FF 035: Why Crowdfunding Is Not Right For Tech Startups with Ryan Caldbeck @ CircleUp
- every mention in 2016, scene by scene →
Everything said about The Innovator's Dilemma, oldest first
Oct 14, 2016 positive
Uretsky: 'The Innovator's Dilemma' is essential reading for startups to defeat incumbents
“I mean, because that's the one that as a startup you have to read because that's going to give you the secret to big, to beat out those big incumbent companies. Everything else is Kind of structures into that. That's the one that you need to really understand …”
Jun 2, 2021 negative
Glyman: Amex cannot launch spend-reduction tools due to Innovator's Dilemma
“So first, there's this question of, like, why isn't Amex doing this? Like, why isn't Amex going saying, let's go apply, like, a savings algorithm? And for them, it's a really, like, this is true, like, Clay Christensen, innovator's dilemma. It's like, yes, you…”
May 22, 2024 neutral
Levie: AI startups will win where incumbents face Innovator's Dilemma business model traps
“Similarly in AI, I think there'll be some categories where incumbents have the natural advantage, but then there will be either blind spots that those incumbents don't kind of go after, or there will be things so different from their existing business model in…”
Apr 18, 2025 negative
Socher: Google's AI struggles stem from ad-model innovator dilemma, not tech
“I think it's never been a question of technical strength for Google. It's just a question of classic innovator's dilemma. You make money by showing ads and lists or blue links. So it's hard to give people just a straightforward, useful answer.”