Crossing the Chasm
Crossing the Chasm (1991; rev. 1999) demonstrates the existence of distinct marketing challenges for each market segment in the life cycle of new technology-based products. A significant gulf -- the "chasm" -- exists between the market made up of early adopters and the markets of more pragmatic buyers. To cross the chasm, a product team must identify the needs of pragmatic buyers and deliver a "whole product" that more than meets those needs. This landmark book, part of the HarperBusiness Essent
ISBN: 9780066620022
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Aaron Levie
Business & Entrepreneurship"Read these three books: Crossing the Chasm, the Innovators Dilemma, and Behind the Cloud. These three combined, if you binge and read them all, you will come out ahead."
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Bill Gurley
Finance & Investing"All entrepreneurs should read."
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Seth Godin
Business & Entrepreneurship"Helps us understand that it is a myth — an incorrect myth, a false myth — to believe that we can start with an idea for a few people and ride it from early adopter to early majority to late majority to laggard."
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Ron Conway
Finance & Investing"Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries."
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Technology"For B2B, I recommend “Crossing the Chasm.” For B2C, one of my favorite books is “The Lean Startup,” which takes a narrower view but it gives one specific tactic for innovating quickly. It’s a little narrow but it’s very good in the area that it covers."
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Changpeng Zhao
Finance & Investing"Has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world."
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Business & Entrepreneurship"On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile."
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