Catch the Wave (EA)

Catch the Wave

“Technology strategy is like surfing.”
🏄 “Build up your quiver.”
🏄 “Study the water.”
🏄 “Watch the masters.”
🏄 “Listen to the old-timers.”
🏄 “Paddle hard to the right spot.”
🏄 “Wait for a gnarly wave.”
🏄 “Plan your take-off.”
🏄 “Watch out for kooks.”
🏄 “Pop-up at the right time in the right place.”
🏄 “Avoid bogging.”
🏄 “Avoid pearling.”
🏄 “Bail early if the wave is a mushburger.”
🏄 “Rip and shred a good wave.”
🏄 “Kick out with style when it's time to catch another.”
🏄 “If you wipeout, avoid the rocks at the bottom.”
Do you see the analogies?

— Eric Alan Christiansen (2025) ⇒⇑