Technology Portfolio Diversification

When a single technology path has not yet proven to be the ultimate solution, participants simultaneously invest in multiple competing technology directions to mitigate the risk of backing the wrong technology and maintain flexibility to pivot at critical moments.

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Related principles

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  Technology Readiness Level Alignment with Market Timing
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  Vertical Integration Breakthrough
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  Pioneer's Dilemma / First-Mover Curse
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  Hybrid Weapon System
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  Capability Transfer to New Frontier
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  Platform Lifecycle Extension Dilemma
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  Generalist vs Specialist Trade-off