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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Bill Gurley
Finance & Investing"All entrepreneurs should read."
book list View source ↗"Other books that all entrepreneurs should read: 1) @MichaelEPorter, Competitive Strategy, 2) @geoffreyamoore Crossing the Chasm, 3) @claychristensen Innovator's Dilemma, and 4) @Jerry_Kaplan Startup"
tweet View source ↗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."
blog View source ↗"[One of] four good books that I would highly recommend reading if you're gonna build a B2B software company."
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Guy Kawasaki
Business & Entrepreneurship"I learned the hard way about chasms while working for Apple. The early adopters are easy–“main street” is hard. Entrepreneurs should read this book when they are cranking out their “conservative” sales projections."
blog View source ↗Andrew Ng
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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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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Changpeng Zhao
Finance & Investing"Has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world."
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Chris Dixon
Finance & Investing"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."
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Ev Williams
Business & Entrepreneurship"On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile."
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