Platforms
Platforms and Scale
Some great platform-building lessons from Amazon.
Tag: Strategy
Thoughts on ways to build a better mousetrap and outsmart your competition.
Platforms
The Platform Wars Continue
It should be no surprise that Zuckerberg and Page have taken such stances.
Communication
Speed Kills
Some days, I wish that I were more patient. Today isn't one of them.
Platforms
Platforms and Guarantees
Thoughts on how platforms can make big ideas happen.
Platforms
What comes after apps?
Thoughts on the next big thing.
Platforms
The Platform Wars
They aren't just about the Gang of Four.
Platforms
The Inherent Tension Between Management and Innovation
Thoughts on these two competing forces.
Platforms
The Short(er) Long Term
Long-term thinking is much shorter in the Age of the Platform.
Platforms
Inc. Article #7: What Could Kill Facebook
The company is going public soon but it's long-term success is hardly guaranteed.
Platforms
The Problem With Ubiquity
In the Age of the Platform, people still don't like change.
Platforms
The Platform Mind-Set
The Age of the Platform requires a certain mentality. Do you have it?
Platforms
On Platforms and Vacuums
In the Age of the Platform, no company exists in a bubble.
Platforms
Tech Bubbles and Funding Platforms
Some observations on what's going on in the tech world.
Platforms
Innovation and the Case for the Platform
Understanding platforms and the wisdom of crowds.
Platforms
Little P and Big P
On the difference between the platform and the Platform.
Platforms
Microsoft, Android, and Frenemies
In the Age of the Platform, bedfellows are beyond strange.
Platforms
GE vs. Apple
Both companies are successful—sort of.
Platforms
On Platforms and the Long Term
Changing course is often a requirement in the Age of the Platform.