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Ed Markey: That's always the issue for the first mover. There are fast followers, sometimes even faster followers. So you have to…

On the recordMay 22, 2017
That's always the issue for the first mover. There are fast followers, sometimes even faster followers. So you have to think through the consequences of that.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the challenges faced by first movers in innovation.

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