AI
I Asked AI How My Writing Has Evolved Since 2009. Here's What It Found.
Claude weighs in on my nearly 1,500 blog my posts. Its findings were scary accurate.
Tag: Platforms
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about the most popular business model today.
Communication
The Miscellaneous Mindset
A post on the benefits of not staying in your lane.
Collaboration
Thinking Differently About Collaboration
We have entered the era of hubs and spokes.
Platforms
Thoughts on Twitter and Section 230
Kudos to the company for its principled stance.
Book Reviews
Don't Be Evil by Rana Foroohar
Has Big Tech become too powerful? Hell yes.
Book Reviews
Summer Reading
Being able to regularly feed my brain is a nice perk of professor life.
Platforms
Platform Lessons From Microsoft's Smartphone Surrender
Thoughts on first-mover advantage.
Platforms
The Explosion of Platform Books
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google prove that the topic matters more than ever. Don't expect that to change anytime soon.
Big Data
Using Dataviz to Spruce Up Blog Posts
Thoughts on answering readers' questions via interactive data visualizations.
Platforms
As a Matter of Fact, the NFL Is Not a Platform
To claim otherwise is absurd.
Announcements
Looking to Teach as a Visiting Professor in 2016
Thoughts on making a pretty significant career change.
Platforms
Twitter's Platform Problem
The company has violated the second rule of platforms: Cherish developers. Don't piss them off.
Platforms
Celebrating the Four-Year Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflecting on the book that put me on the map.
Platforms
Robert Reich Is Wrong
Thoughts on Big Tech and the need to break up "monopolies."
Management
Thoughts on the New Google
Why major changes to even very successful companies and business models actually make sense.
Platforms
Not All APIs Are Created Equal
Examining one of the most pervasive platform myths.
Communication
Advice to Startups: Stop Using the Word 'Platform.' Please.
Why simplicity and questions are far better stratagems.
Big Data
The Data Wars Revisited
Companies are increasingly using data as swords and shields.