Channel 5’s reality singing competition show in Singapore. It is the same as the Singapore Idol, a replica of the successful American Idol where contestants pit their singing talent against each other every week.
This year, the name has been changed to The Final 1. Maybe the producer wanted to have a change of name to make it slightly different (but actually no difference) and sounds interesting (not interesting at all). Or they decided they do not want to pay for the license to use "Idol."
In contrast to past years' winners, this time round, a lady contestant emerged the winner.
The papers were abuzz with news of her being the first female to win a singing contest.
While it is a fact and a feat, but it doesn't make a difference.
Looking back at the past winners, including the ones on the Chinese channel singing contests, how many of them have actually launched a successful singing career? Unless winning the prize without the intention of going into professional singing is what they have in mind, this is just a beginning of a journey. What's more important is the road ahead.
In business, it's the same. You can be the first to the market, the first in the market, the first to invent, or the first in anything. But what happens after that is more important. Are you able to sustain your competitive advantage? Remember, your competitive advantage lasts only as long as your competitors do not come out with a similar or better product or service as you. Can you innovate faster than your competitors copy you? Can you create your own personal identity? And find a niche that you can dominate?
That's the difference.
And all the best to Farisha Ishak, the winner of the final of The Final 1.
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