Dealing with Darwin

The Darwinian struggle of business keeps getting more brutal as competitive advantage gaps get narrower and narrower. Anything you invent today will soon be copied by someone else—probably better and cheaper.

Many companies thrive during the early stages of their life cycle, only to fall slack during periods of inertia and die out while others surge ahead. But as Geoffrey Moo...

The Darwinian struggle of business keeps getting more brutal as competitive advantage gaps get narrower and narrower. Anything you invent today will soon be copied by someone else—probably better and cheaper.

Many companies thrive during the early stages of their life cycle, only to fall slack during periods of inertia and die out while others surge ahead. But as Geoffrey Moore shows, some notable companies have figured out how to deal with Darwin in their mature years—making changes on the fly while fending off challenges from every quarter.

杰弗里·摩尔 高科技营销魔法之父，硅谷战略与创新咨询专家。他所创立的关于技术产品生命周期的定律，被称为新摩尔定律。他的研究以公司盈利的关键点“销售”为切入点，把精力都集中于公司的生存和发展上。摩尔是鸿沟咨询公司的创始人，同时担任一些声名显赫的商业领袖(如思科的CEO约翰·钱伯斯)的私人顾问，帮助高科技公司化解企业策略和营销方针上的危机，惠普、微软、甲骨文等公司都是摩尔的客户。他的著作已经成为哈佛、斯坦福等许多商学院的必读书。