SABOTEURS THAT THREATEN INNOVATION

Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

Innovators, whether they are entrepreneurs or internal champions within organizations, often face sabotage from incumbents who seek to protect their interests and maintain the status quo. Incumbents use various tactics to kill innovation, including creating fear and doubt, emphasizing risks to existing investments, and poisoning funding sources. To survive, innovators must be prepared to defend against these tactics and develop strategies to build evidence of their technical and operational excellence, co-opt or isolate saboteurs, and scale their innovations quickly.