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Understanding the virtuous cycle of platforms.
Category: Strategy
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
—Mike Tyson
Category: Strategy
The USPS as a Platform
Should it become a platform or a plank in a larger one?
The Postal Service as a Platform?
Are we confusing planks and platforms?
On Platforms and Stickiness
In my latest HuffPo piece, I look at the evolution of Google and how it’s become a platform.
Platforms and Scale
Some great platform-building lessons from Amazon.
The Platform Wars Continue
It should be no surprise that Zuckerberg and Page have taken such stances.
Speed Kills
Some days, I wish that I were more patient. Today isn’t one of them.
Platforms and Guarantees
Thoughts on how platforms can make big ideas happen.
What comes after apps?
Thoughts on the next big thing.
The Platform Wars
They aren’t just about the Gang of Four.