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Platform Strategy

Which layer captures the value created by a general-purpose technology?

Frameworks

Ecosystem FormationHow incomplete technologies become industry platforms. A sequence running from strategic thesis to self-reinforcing flywheel, for markets no single company can create alone.In developmentv0.1

Essays

  • Partnership as Strategy: How Ecosystems Become Platforms

    Partnership has become one of the most overused words in business. Companies announce strategic partnerships, recruit partners, and measure partner-sourced pipeline — usually before answering a prior question: why should another organization commit scarce resources to us at all?

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