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Many innovations fail because consumers irrationally overvalue the old while companies irrationally overvalue the new.

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Nir Eyal
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 19
Entrepreneur
Writer
Haderah
Companies
Innovation
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Failing
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Innovations
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