SLX:00014 / SOURCE-BACKED RECORDcompetition / economics / capability
Archived term · Independent editorial record
moation
/ˈmoʊtʃən/ noun
Archive definition
The capacity to convert one temporary competitive advantage into the next before the first disappears.
An illustration · hypothetical
A company uses a short-lived model advantage to build a distribution advantage before competitors catch up.
Editorial reading
A moat describes a defensible position. Moation describes the process of continuously turning a transient edge into the next edge.
