Book: Platform Revolution
Introduction
Start off with this article:
HBR: Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy
Example company: Gloo - Who We Serve: Champions—those on the frontlines of personal growth: the helpers, the inspirers, and the motivators who work tirelessly to strengthen their people and communities. Who We Are: A network of individuals and organizations obsessed with revolutionizing personal growth. We think about it 24/7.
Getting Up to Speed
Video: Platform Revolution - Opening Keynote by Sangeet Paul Choudary at the Social Business Forum, 2016
TCBAF - May Community Meeting: “Platform as a Business Model” hosted by Thrivent Financial, May 21, 2019 Platform as a Business Model by Dan Bryant and Michael Dockham
Further Study
Platform Revolution - link to more info - An inside look at the revolutionary business power of the platform―from the experts who helped discover how it works
Pipes to Platforms - Sangeeet's web resources
Additional
Video: How Platforms are Eating the World and What to Do About It?
Education
Online Course: Platform Strategy for Business
Learn how to design, launch, monetize and compete in a networked platform market
Additional Resources
Design & Architecture Resources
An Approach to Achieve Business Results - a curated list of practices - Platform and Customer Value Chain in the Context of Business Outcomes
Platform Design Toolkit - We empower shapers to build platforms and organizations that mobilize ecosystems for the age of complexity, chaos and interdependence. We explore the future of organizing and business model innovation: we create experiences, and a design framework used by thousands all over the world
Platform Templates folder
Design for Interconnectedness - From Human Centered Design to Relationships Centered Design
Platforms & The Myth of Data - Going beyond the buzz: context, accountability & transparency
Platforms In Real Life
Example Case Studies from the Dot Com Days - What can be learned from each phase of Internet business models - what worked and what didn't?