first-mover disadvantage

Meanings:

• 1.

  Globaltechnicalbusinessneutral
  • A disadvantage experienced by the party that is first to enter a market, introduce a product, or adopt a strategy, typically arising from high initial costs, the need to educate consumers, or vulnerabilities that later entrants can exploit.

• 2.

  Globalidiomaticneutral
  • A situation in which the originator of an idea, product, or service is later placed at a disadvantage because others copy, improve upon, or commercialize the original, reducing its competitive value or perceived innovation.