Your Industry's Singularity Curve
Two lines. One exponential, one flat. The space between them is the competitive chasm. Select your industry to see when the gap becomes unbridgeable.
The Three Timelines
You have 18–24 months before the tipping point. First movers already have compounding advantages. The window for being early has closed — but the window for being competitive is still open.
You have 3–4 years. Enough time to run the EDGE Method three or four times. Enough time to build real institutional capability. Not enough time to waste a year on strategy without execution.
Even in this scenario, the organisations that start now still win. Compounding works in both directions — early movers compound knowledge, capability, and cost advantage. Late movers compound debt.
In all three scenarios, the destination is the same. The only variable is how long you have to get there — and whether you arrive as a leader or a follower.
The first company to go AI-native gets a competitive advantage. The last one to go gets acquired — or disappears. The first mover doesn't just get a head start. They get a compounding head start.
The AI-Native Playbook, Chapter 8