The Not Invented Here Syndrome

Omkar Birade
3 min readAug 4, 2021

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Simply put, the not invented here syndrome is a mindset that favours internally developed products over externally developed products.

NIH can be observed in individuals or organizations. It can turn into a problem when it leads to “re-inventing the wheel”.

NIH can be a result of pride or in general, less trust in solutions not created by oneself.

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