This week’s podcast is more about the fuzzy idea of ecosystems, which I call the new collaboration-based business business models. We have clear frameworks for pipelines and platforms. And linked business models and complementary platforms. I summarize some of the thinking by Peter Williamson, Michael Jacobides and BCG’s article The Emerging Art of Ecosystem […]
Last week, I wrote about Epic Games and the potentially large disruption coming from gaming engines. That article is below. How Epic Games and Game Engines Are Disrupting Media / Entertainment. (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Daily Lesson / Update) And you have probably heard about the epic (pun intended) fight between Apple and Epic […]
This is part 2 about Xiaomi, Meitu and 7 reasons why platforms / ecosystems succeed or fail. Part 1 is here. You can listen here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya. 7 reasons why ecosystems (and platforms) fail (by BCG): Insufficient problem to solve Wrong ecosystem configuration Wrong governance choices Inadequate monetization Weak […]
In this class, I talk about why platforms fail and do an introduction to ecosystems vs. platforms. You can listen here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya. Cited in this talk: Why Do Most Business Ecosystems Fail (BCG) Related podcasts and articles: How Did Alibaba Beat Everyone? Products vs. Digital Platforms. (Jeff’s Asia […]