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The Third-Party API Economy
One of the most common refrains that API-first businesses hear is, “Oh Company X will just build that in-house,” and yet, they almost never do. It’s not for lack of resources. Facebook generated more profit in 2019 ($57 billion) than Twilio’s entire market cap ($51 billion). It’s that once they’re integrated into a customer’s product, API-first com... See more
Packy McCormick • APIs All the Way Down
The Internet is a new way to interact, so it’s only natural that 40 years after its invention, we will come up with digitally native ways to distribute and exchange value, unconstrained by legacy financial infrastructure.
Packy McCormick • Fairmint & the Democratization of Upside
APIs create an environment where anybody who wants to develop on top of their platforms can do so. No need to send you a formal request, just take those APIs and innovate. Then, if someone builds a great new service or capability, we'll work out a commercial licensing agreement so that everyone makes money.
Anthony Williams • Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface, which roughly means “a way for programs to talk to each other.” In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use web APIs. A web API is the way in which a web server talks with other programs, usually using JSON.
Chris Pine • Learn to Program
In web 3.0, we’re seeing this notion of bi-directional relationships between creators and consumers. It’s incredibly powerful and benefits both sides.
Morgan Beller • Building A "Community-First" Company
Companies today are developing APIs as an afterthought instead of treating them as a driver of business value. APIs are built, managed, and distributed using a mix of siloed tools for designing, testing, documenting, and distributing them, each used by separate teams across the API lifecycle. While each tool does the job it was meant to do, working
... See moreApril Dunford • Sales Pitch: How to Craft a Story to Stand Out and Win
I have been a long‐time fan of public APIs as a part of a company's product strategy. I consider developers to be one of the consistently best sources of truly innovative product ideas.