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First-Mover Advantage

The competitive benefit gained by being the first significant player in a market, potentially including brand recognition, customer loyalty, or technological leadership.

  • Establishing early partnerships that create switching costs for customers
  • Building data advantages that improve with scale and are hard to replicate
  • Creating network effects that increase value as user base grows

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