What are some examples of successful blitzscaling in the technology sector?

Some examples of successful blitzscaling in the technology sector include Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn. These companies have rapidly scaled their businesses and products, doubling in size in a short period of time. Another example is IBM, which, when faced with competition from Dell, repositioned itself as a system integrator and technology consultant, demonstrating a successful strategy of blitzscaling.

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The most successful option is to avoid them—cede the current market to the blitzscalers and use your current assets to migrate to a new, less vulnerable market. This was essentially IBM's response. Having been one of the original computer blitzscalers, when faced with competition from the likes of Dell IBM repositioned itself as a system integrator and technology consultant.

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Blitzscaling

Blitzscaling is all about rapidly growing and scaling a business or product. Learn the techniques that digital companies like Google, Linkedin and Fac...

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