Startup Leapfrogs

Startups in Silicon Valley are far more fixated, than anywhere else, on being the original innovator in their own sector. Their goal is to get the credit for inventing an industry, category or product. The startup entrepreneur mantra is, “You have to be first, you have to crush it, and you have to own it before the competition. You have to make sure everyone knows you're the visionary … that you single-handedly created the market. That it was your startup that revolutionized an industry becau...