20 - The Lifecycle of Innovation

🔥 From Spark to Shakeout: The Life Cycle of Innovation

How does a single spark of an idea grow into a world-changing product—and sometimes reshape an entire industry? In this Explainer, we follow the journey of innovation from inside the walls of a big company to the massive shakeouts that decide who wins and who disappears.

📌 Here’s what you’ll learn in this video:

💡 Intrapreneurship – How companies unlock creativity by letting employees act like entrepreneurs inside the business.

🚀 Skunkworks – The secret small teams that cut through bureaucracy and deliver breakthroughs like the original IBM PC.

⚖️ Pioneer vs. Follower – The high-stakes choice: launch first and set the rules, or wait, learn, and strike smarter.

📈 The Industry Life Cycle – Why every booming new industry eventually faces brutal competition and consolidation.

💥 The Shakeout – The moment when weaker players vanish and only a few giants dominate.

From search engines in the wild west days of the internet 🌐 to world-defining products born in hidden labs, this video reveals the hidden logic of innovation.

👉 Question for you: Would you rather be the pioneer shaping the game, or the follower perfecting it?

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