1st Generation: can acquire all skills to do everything alone and gain [overall impression 2nd Generation: Rides on the specialization rails laid down by the 1st Generation, thus gaining high expertise.
Even as the second generation refines its expertise, there is not the same holistic experience at the end of that rail as there was for the first generation.
The first generation only talks to other first generations, and as a result, the network between first generations is strengthened and further strengthened by connecting with first generations in other industries, so you find yourself with a huge difference in results. Twitter Kinta Nakayama
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