owever, first movers often bear disadvantages also:Study of 50 product categories showed that market pioneers have a 47% rate of failure and a mean market share of 10%Early followers averaged almost 3x the market share of the pioneersThe market may often perceive the first movers as having the advantage but that is because of misperceptionsThe first mover in the disposable diaper market was Chux. P&G didn't come on the scene until 30 years later but because Chux disappeared history was reinterpreted and P&G were thought of as the first mover.