Amazon: A Life Saver?
A simply amazing story of how one author used Amazon platform’s.
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Platforms and Scale
Some great platform-building lessons from Amazon.
Platforms and Guarantees
Thoughts on how platforms can make big ideas happen.
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 Book
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.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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