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The City as a Platform
The "everything as a platform" mind-set continues.
Tag: Platforms
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about the most popular business model today.
Platforms
App.net & the Open-Closed Platform Dilemma
The company hit its funding mark but its work to build a true platform is far from over.
Platforms
The End of Silicon Valley as We Know It?
Thoughts on platforms and innovation.
Platforms
Best Reasons to Turn Down VC Funding
It's very easy to say no to VC firms these days. In this piece, I look at the decision to do that.
Platforms
Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess Talks Music Apps
The über-talented musician talks to me about a range of topics.
Platforms
Digg and Other People's Platforms (OPPs)
Your platform may very well determine your startup’s success—so why not build your own?
Platforms
The Gradually Closing Platform Strategy
Facebook and Twitter keep on closing their platforms. This is no accident.
Platforms
System Failures Still Haunt Us
One of the largest US market makers is on the edge of bankruptcy. The cause: a technology failure.
Platforms
On Stocktwits and Frenemies
Twitter goes from friend to enemy in an instant. The platform giveth and the platform taketh away.
Platforms
A Platform for Micro-Businesses
In my latest HuffPo piece, I talk to the CEO of SohoOS about his vision for very small companies.
Platforms
Inc. Article #11: Facebook's Biggest Problem
Unless you've been living in a vacuum, you know that Facebook's stock has been reeling.
Platforms
Amazon: Under the Radar?
How one of the world's biggest companies quietly churns along.
Platforms
Innovation, Google Plus, and the Additive Power of Platforms
What happens when platforms build on top of other planks and platforms?
Platforms
Office 2013: Do You Care?
Microsoft's latest version of its flagship product is coming soon. Does it matter?
Platforms
Postal Vision 2020 Panel
An interesting chat with Marshall Van Alstyne, Syed Hoda, Larry Weber, and Jeff Jarvis.
Platforms
On Microsoft and Marissa Mayer's Challenge
Why Mayer's turnaround is nothing like Microsoft's Internet challenge in 1995.
Platforms
Last to Cool
What can your company learn from Microsoft? Quite a bit, actually.
Platforms
Postal Vision 2020 Keynote
Here's my 30-minute talk address on The Age of the Platform.