Thoughts on how platforms can make big ideas happen.
Posts Tagged as: Amazon
Posts Tagged as: Amazon
The Inherent Tension Between Management and Innovation
Thoughts on these two competing forces.
Twitter, Ecosystems, and the Age of the Platform
A fascinating look at many of Twitter’s innovations.
Innovation and the Case for the Platform
Understanding platforms and the wisdom of crowds.
Reflections on the Six-Month Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflections half a year later.
Fixing Blackberry: A Radical Proposal
This is no guarantee, but it just might work.
Apple and Amazon: Competing Ecosystems
Contrasting two members of the Gang of Four.
Platforms, Offense, and Defense
Looking at platforms and sports metaphors.
Are you willing to be misunderstood?
An interesting view on the long term by one of the Big Four.
Platforms Keep Colliding
Frenemies and coopetition pervade the Age of the Platform.
Is Udemy a True Platform?
Looking at Udemy’s attempt to create a true platform.
New Course: How to Build a Platform
Want to learn more about building platforms?
On Platforms and Choice
On Facebook’s new board and our ability to choose.
It’s not the Age of Conscription
Google isn’t Wikipedia. It exists to make money–among other reasons
On Books, Steps, and Numbers
This is not a how-to book.
10 Technology and Business Trends for 2012
My HuffPo piece on what to expect in 2012.