You might not know it from the constant attention lavished on startups, but some of the most established and largest companies in the world are amongst the most innovative—they routinely out-innovate their smaller peers. Where they falter is in failing to bring these game-changers to the marketplace without diluting, complicating, or killing them.
If you have doubts about what I just said, here are two of my favorite examples that illustrate the issue really well.
Ever wonder why....