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Platforms and Aggregators
Platforms, Ecosystems, and Aggregators
joincolossus.comWith many tech firms, the focus has moved to the demand side. They use technological innovations to create and expand networks. The growth of networks becomes self-reinforcing, because users get value out of connections and so connections grow.
Alnoor Bhimani • Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups
This raises broader questions about the tech ecosystem and its investment model. I’ve been making the case for a long time that the natural endpoint is likely very large platforms and Aggregators on one-side, and a flourishing ecosystem focused on niches on the other, but implicit in the latter is that venture capital is not simply unncessary, it i... See more
Ben Thompson • Brandless Closes, The DTC Facebook Challenge, DTC Versus Softbank
Social products win with utility, not invites (Guest Post) at andrewchen
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