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Damilola Teidi's avatar

Reading this in the DeepSeek vs Open AI "era" we are in today :D

I wonder.. will the follower/chaser always have that tag or do they get recognized as leaders should they end up winning and gaining more market share?

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Adia Sowho's avatar

Oh. Status can change over time. New companies are followers by default (typically) and then that often changes.

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Yvonne Ogwulu's avatar

Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this with a lot of introspection and thought. I particularly loved the real world examples you gave on Amazon, Facebook, etc.

Thanks for sharing Adia!

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Adia Sowho's avatar

Appreciate you reading!

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Nicholas Onyeanakwe's avatar

This is really insightful especially with the practical examples of present day market leaders who began as chasers. Thank you for this.

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Josemaria Agulanna's avatar

Really enjoyed this read!. It’s tough being a front runner and followers are highly under appreciated for tactics they adopt to win. But it’s important to know where you are and I think this article made a great argument for that!

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Adia Sowho's avatar

Glad you liked it. Thanks for reading! Feel free to share 🙏🏽

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Josemaria Agulanna's avatar

Definitely!!

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