fast follower
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Every company needs to decide with every particular initiative whether or not they want to be a market leader, a fast follower or a laggard,” he notes.
From Forbes ● Nov. 26, 2014
“If you’re the founder of a market,” Chute warns, “usually you’re supplanted by a fast follower who innovates on top of the platform in a way that you can’t.”
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 13, 2014
Samsung is famed in business circles as a "fast follower" – letting others innovate before flooding the market with excellently-made, rather imitative products.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2012
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