This week’s podcast is about Snowflake, the “data ecosystem” company. It is one of the most compelling digital business models out there. It is one of the few companies that could become the next Google or Microsoft. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. Here is my new book (released December 1): […]
This week’s podcast is about Snowflake, the “data ecosystem” company. It is one of the most compelling digital business models out there. It is one of the few companies that could become the next Google or Microsoft. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. Here is my new book (released December 1): […]
My writing is mostly on business models and digital strategy. As these are can give you insight into value creation over the longer-term. It’s really close to Warren Buffett and competitive advantage-type thinking. I’m just adapting it for digital businesses. But I’ve also been adding frameworks for core vs. adjacency growth. Detailed growth projections (plus […]
In Part 1 and Part 2, I laid out a framework for Snowflake’s “data ecosystem” business model. I described it as +3 complementary platform business models with +4 network effects. And I think that explains most of what the company is doing right now. However, I also recently listened to an interview with CEO Frank […]
This week’s podcast is about core vs. adjacency growth. This is a good framework for thinking about growth in digital businesses’. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. Most of this is a summary of work by Chris Zook at Bain’s strategy practice. I am citing the books: Profit from the […]
This week’s podcast is about core vs. adjacency growth. This is a good framework for thinking about growth in digital businesses’. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. Most of this is a summary of work by Chris Zook at Bain’s strategy practice. I am citing the books: Profit from the […]
In Part 1, I laid out the basics for Snowflake, a “data ecosystem” or “data warehouse as a service” company. The company appears to have a complicated business model. But it’s actually not if you look at it the right way. Which is the point of this article. I have 7 initial conclusions about the […]
In late 2020, it was revealed that Berkshire Hathaway had an investment in newly public Snowflake, the “data warehouse as a service” company. That was unusual for a couple of reasons. First, Buffett has always avoided new issues. Like in 50 years, he hasn’t bought a new stock issue. Second, Snowflake is a tech company […]
This week’s podcast is about how digital impacts society, business, news and politics. And how centralized planning might be the best solution in a digital world. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. — Related articles: Valuation Like Warren Buffett in 1 Slide (Asia Tech Strategy – Daily Lesson / Update) An […]
This week’s podcast is about how digital impacts society, business, news and politics. And how centralized planning might be the best solution in a digital world. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. — Related articles: Valuation Like Warren Buffett in 1 Slide (Asia Tech Strategy – Daily Lesson / Update) An […]