The Path I Am Trying So Hard

The Outsourcing Gurus Have Been Driving The Theory, And They Are Saying Everybody Ought Always To Do This. But It Is Really Contingent On Where You Are On The Spectrum From "not Good Enough" To "more Than Good Enough," Relative To Each Tier Of The Market.

Quite Often Startups Were First Out Of The Gate With A Sustaining Technology. But Somehow The Leaders Got The Technology And Stayed Atop Their Industries. Sometimes They Acquired The Startup; Sometimes They Just Developed The Technology As A Follower And Used Their Muscle And Mass To Win. But They Always Won.

You Can't Find Returns In Investments You Haven't Made.

If A Company Truly Wants To Resolve The Innovator's Dilemma, It Does Need To Be Able To Create Wave After Wave Of Disruptive Innovation. And Those Disruptive Innovations Will Typically Grow To The Point Where They Do Cause Some Pain For Leading Companies. But Most Disruptive Innovations Create Substantial New Growth Before They Cause That Pain.

Children Build Self-esteem By Doing Things That Are Hard And Learning What Works.