Phil Simon
Phil Simon
Books | Talks | Notion
⌘K
Subscribe Sign in
🌍 Public

Eric Schmidt on Google, Platforms, and the Enterprise

The CEO offers valuable insight on the company's platform thinking.
1-min read
SHARE
Vintage typewriter on weather wood surface
Photo by Patrick Fore / Unsplash
google

Check out this fantastic interview with Google's then-CEO Eric Schmidt from 2009. He provides a fascinating insight into Google and how it views platforms.

On Hearts and Stomachs On Platforms and Marketing

Filed Under

Platforms Strategy Frenemies Google The Age of the Platform

Before You Go…
If you'd like to support my writing efforts, I'd appreciate it.

TIP THE AUTHOR

Member discussion

View more like this

A Case Study in No-Code Failure
Citizen Development
🌍 Public

A Case Study in No-Code Failure

Notion and its ilk allow anyone to easily create new systems. Unfortunately, tried-and-true organizational and human factors often cause these new creations to falter.
The Year's Laziest Marketing Email
Communication
🎁 Free

The Year's Laziest Marketing Email

If you're going to engage with potential customers, offer something other than a transparent, pathetic reminder that you exist.
AI as an English-to-English Translator
AI
➕ Plus ⭐️ Premium

AI as an English-to-English Translator

Claude helped me solve a longstanding problem.
The Forthcoming Wave of AI Mop-Up Jobs
AI
🎁 Free

The Forthcoming Wave of AI Mop-Up Jobs

Get your buckets ready. Plenty of rework is coming.
Web Browsing Is About to Get Much More Interesting
Google
➕ Plus ⭐️ Premium

Web Browsing Is About to Get Much More Interesting

Forget the marginal improvements we've seen over the past decade. Big changes are coming.
What Every Software Vendor Should Learn From This Glorious Ghost Alert
AI
🎁 Free

What Every Software Vendor Should Learn From This Glorious Ghost Alert

Recent notifications from Google Gemini and Notion prove that they are generally a hot mess. There's hope, though: it's a fixable problem.