Blue Ocean Strategy

Noun · Startup & VC

Definitions

  1. A strategy framework focused on creating new market space with less direct competition rather than fighting established rivals in crowded categories. Startups invoke it when trying to define a distinct category or buyer narrative.

    In plain English: A strategy of creating a less crowded new market instead of fighting in an old one.

    Example: "They pitched the product as blue ocean strategy instead of another cramped CRM tool."

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