Strategy & Games
Circumvention Strategy
When direct market routes face regulatory or market resistance, an organization reconstructs its core value proposition in peripheral markets by reducing visibility, operating at smaller scale, leveraging third parties, and gradually building capacity—until conditions mature to transition mainstream.
Read the daily articles behind this idea on the Chinese edition.
Related principles
- → LinksConstraint-Induced Innovation
- → LinksNon-linear Catch-up Paradox in Technology Leadership
- → LinksLong-term Technology Bet + Timing Window
- → LinksDemand Peak & Capacity Elasticity
- → LinksPlatform Moat Erosion & Reconstruction
- → LinksCapability Holder's Channel Strategy
- → LinksPlatform Ecosystem Trademark Moat
- → LinksLow-End Disruption