Why Execution Is Everything In Business

There were search engines before Google, social networks before Facebook, and lending platforms before Lending Club. So how did these latecomers win? I find the answer interesting. One word: Execution. First-mover advantage is often an advantage squandered . Lending Club was at best the third online consumer lending platform when it arrived on the scene in 2007, but it grew into the market leader through its awesome execution of a clear vision, and it is now poised for what will likely be a bloc...