crossing-the-chasm

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# Crossing the Chasm

> "The point of greatest peril in the development of a high-tech market lies in making the transition from an early market dominated by a few visionary customers to a mainstream market dominated by a large block of customers who are predominantly pragmatists in orientation." - Geoffrey Moore