Platform Scale
Platform Scale
Description
A new kind of business has emerged during the last decade. Facebook, Airbnb, YouTube, Twitter have exploded in popularity – but what do these companies have in common? They’re all platforms: they gather millions of users and achieve billion-dollar valuations, but instead of products, they offer something very different. Platform Scale (2015) offers an insightful analysis of the mechanisms that drive this new platform business model, and how it achieves skyrocketing growth.
Who should read
Business students eager to learn about the new economy Aspiring entrepreneurs, interested in the do’s and don’ts of a platform strategy Social media users curious about the secrets of their favorite platfor…
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A new kind of business has emerged during the last decade. Facebook, Airbnb, YouTube, Twitter have exploded in popularity – but what do these companies have in common? They’re all platforms: they gather millions of users and achieve billion-dollar valuations, but instead of products, they offer something very different. Platform Scale (2015) offers an insightful analysis of the mechanisms that drive this new platform business model, and how it achieves skyrocketing growth.
Who should read
Business students eager to learn about the new economy Aspiring entrepreneurs, interested in the do’s and don’ts of a platform strategy Social media users curious about the secrets of their favorite platforms
About the author
Sangeet Paul Choudary is the CEO of Platform Strategy Labs. He has written for several leading publications such as TechCrunch, Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Wired.
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