Robotics strategy: be the last mover and capture monopoly profits
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-11-05
An argument that robotics is an industry where you should aim to be the last mover: let everyone else burn billions on research that may not translate into profits for 5–10 years, then enter once the breakthroughs exist, build on the research others funded, and capture the monopoly profits.
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