Platforms Evolve—and So Do Planks

If you don't cannibalize your own business, your competition will do it for you.

Nov 30, 2011 1-min read

Check out this fascinating video on the evolution of Google's search engine:

Platforms evolve or they die. Let's not forget that planks can and should as well. Google today wouldn't be Google if it had remained complacent—and pushed the boundaries of search. In the Age of the Platform, complacency is the worst mistake you can make.

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If you don't cannibalize your own business, your competition will do it for you.

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