Advice to Startups: Stop Using the Word ‘Platform.’ Please.
Why simplicity and questions are far better stratagems.
Tag: The Age of the Platform
The Data Wars Revisited
Companies are increasingly using data as swords and shields.
The Long Term Has Never Been Shorter
Why we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
The First Rule of Platforms
Thoughts on first-mover advantage.
Yahoo’s Platform Problem
Unlike the Gang of Four, zero innovation comes from the outside.
New Message Not Received GoodReads Book Group
Business communication generally sucks today. Let’s start fixing it.
Why I Quit the Web-Design Business
Thoughts on what was briefly a plank in my platform.
The New Microsoft: A Plank in Other Platforms
New CEO Nadella’s new moves clearly underscore the arrival of the age of platform.
How Developers Are Using New Platforms to Innovate
In the Age of the Platform, the fundamental question around innovation changes.
What Makes Message Not Received Different?
Thoughts on the new book and a window into my writing process.
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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