PHIL SIMON
Why major changes to even very successful companies and business models actually make sense.
Category: Strategy
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
—Mike Tyson
Category: Strategy
Not All APIs Are Created Equal
Examining one of the most pervasive platform myths.
Advice to Startups: Stop Using the Word ‘Platform.’ Please.
Why simplicity and questions are far better stratagems.
Big Data: Necessitating New Partnerships in New Media
The trend is unmistakeable.
The Long Term Has Never Been Shorter
Why we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
The First Rule of Platforms
Thoughts on first-mover advantage.
Yahoo’s Platform Problem
Unlike the Gang of Four, zero innovation comes from the outside.
The New Microsoft: A Plank in Other Platforms
New CEO Nadella’s new moves clearly underscore the arrival of the age of platform.
How Developers Are Using New Platforms to Innovate
In the Age of the Platform, the fundamental question around innovation changes.
Building a Platform: Big Data Considerations
Organizations that embrace data and analysis will do far better than those that don’t.