Platforms
Celebrating the Four-Year Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflecting on the book that put me on the map.
Tag: Google
Posts on this topic reference this über-powerful corporation and its products.
Analytics
Why Analytics Matter More Than Ever
Companies that effectively use them will be far more successful than those that don’t.
Platforms
Robert Reich Is Wrong
Thoughts on Big Tech and the need to break up "monopolies."
Management
Thoughts on the New Google
Why major changes to even very successful companies and business models actually make sense.
Analytics
People Operations: Three Hard Truths
Actually doing something with data is infinitely more important than a department's name.
Big Data
The Data Wars Revisited
Companies are increasingly using data as swords and shields.
Big Data
Big Data: Necessitating New Partnerships in New Media
The trend is unmistakeable.
Faves
The Long Term Has Never Been Shorter
Why we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Platforms
Marketplaces Are Not Platforms
Branding alone doesn't make it so.
Platforms
Yahoo's Platform Problem
Unlike the Gang of Four, zero innovation comes from the outside.
Book Reviews
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
A look at Jon Ronson's excellent new book.
Communication
A Note to Panelists: It's Not Your Stage
Thoughts on the art of shutting up.
Communication
New Rule: No More Urgent E-Mails
A look at this contradiction in terms.
Platforms
Why People Need Banking, Not Banks
Thoughts on Apple and the On-Demand Economy
Platforms
The New Microsoft: A Plank in Other Platforms
New CEO Nadella's new moves clearly underscore the arrival of the age of platform.
Platforms
How Developers Are Using New Platforms to Innovate
In the Age of the Platform, the fundamental question around innovation changes.
Analytics
Building a Platform: Big Data Considerations
Organizations that embrace data and analysis will do far better than those that don't.
Big Data
How Platforms Lead to Big Data
The most successful companies today realize that data is critical to their success.