PHIL SIMON
Thoughts on how platforms can make big ideas happen.
Posts Tagged as: Facebook
Posts Tagged as: Facebook
The Inherent Tension Between Management and Innovation
Thoughts on these two competing forces.
Inc. Article #7: What Could Kill Facebook
The company is going public soon but it’s long-term success is hardly guaranteed.
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.
On Platforms and the Long Term
Changing course is often a requirement in the Age of the Platform.
Stalin and the Platform Wars
This is starting to get interesting.
On Platforms and Friends
Allowing you to connect with your friends is not the same as being your friend.
Algorithms Can Only Do So Much
Google makes so much more money than Facebook. So why is the former scared of the latter?
Instagram and Black Swans
In the Age of the Platform, can you predict success?
Inc. Article #3: Facebook and the Instagram Deal
My take on the billion-dollar deal of the year.
Platforms, Offense, and Defense
Looking at platforms and sports metaphors.
Platforms Keep Colliding
Frenemies and coopetition pervade the Age of the Platform.
Teens, Facebook, and Platform Stickiness
My HuffPo piece on Facebook’s alleged teen problem.
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.