Impact of Silicon Valley disruptors leading tech companies stifling disruptor development
Impact of Silicon Valley disruptors leading tech companies stifling disruptors development Silicon Valley disruptors is known for being the home of the disruptive startup, but since the likes of Google (now under the parent company Alphabet) and Facebook emerged and became companies generating vast revenues, the treadmill for disruptors appears to have struck problems. The Facebook of tomorrow so far shows few signs of emerging from what is supposed to be the home of the techology startup. Numerous reasons exist for why what has been described as the ‘kill zone’ - a point at which the big players either copy or acquire a startup company, preventing rivals from developing - exists. Included are aggressive acquisition strategies from leading players and the capacity for replication they enjoy. Hefty market shares in online activities such as internet searches has enabled the big players’ access to a scale of resources allowing rival products to be easily and swiftly...