Gunst der späten Geburt
English translation: the privilege of a late start (entry)
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| 21:58 Nov 10, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Bernhard Sulzer United States Local time: 11:07 | ||||||
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| "gunst der spã¤ten geburt" advantage of late-comer Explanation: Nur so als Idee und vielleicht ungewollt zweideutig ;-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 Min. (2007-11-10 22:05:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Der Link trifft ziemlich genau, was du beschreibst: http://www.springerlink.com/content/w91657137025v645/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 Min. (2007-11-10 22:05:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- auch: latecomer Es ist schon spät, die Konzentration lässt nach ...... Reference: http://ideas.repec.org/p/tky/jseres/2001cj64.html |
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| "gunst der späten geburt" advantage of being born second Explanation: This is USA English, but I might just say "learn from others mistakes" unless that shows up later. |
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peer agreement (net): +1| "gunst der späten geburt" advantage of a clean slate Explanation: :o) |
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| "Gunst der späten Geburt" the upside of being a late adopter Explanation: sounds to me like how marketing people would put this |
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peer agreement (net): +1| \"Gunst der späten Geburt\" the good fortune/the privilege of a late start (entry) Explanation: It reads like it's something that happened, not absolutely intentional, but happy opportunities arose after waiting a while (and so the decision was made to enter start/entry into the market), and it really paid off. the good fortune (privilege) of a late start (entry/entry into the market) or maybe: It pays off (big) to wait a little Waiting a little pays/paid off big later Waiting a little while pays/paid off big time or maybe: late starters often come in first/finish first as a variation on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_things_come_to_those_who_w... good things come to those who wait (the) great (good) chances/opportunities of a late start/entry [into the market] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-10 23:13:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- typo fix in my discussion: ...(and so the decision was made to enter the market), and it really paid off. |
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| "Gunst der späten Geburt" the plus / advantage / benefit of a late kick off Explanation: or delayed / postponed kick off to kick off a new business strategy / product line / season is a commonly used expression. just another approach... |
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