W. W. Norton & Company Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You

One of the rest written about platforms. It takes you from the basic understanding to how to build and launch a successful platform.

Highly recommended

'Platform revolution' is a must-read for anyone interested in digital platforms. It takes the reader through the greatest successes - and failures - of that industry with well-known companies such as Uber, AWS, BlackBerry, Facebook etc.The book systematically reviews key aspects of the platform business: economics, governance, business model etc. As such it could almost be used as a checklist for a platform entrepreneur.In my view, the most interesting part of the book is the one on 'network effects' enjoyed by platforms, where the authors explain what makes platform companies so peculiar when compared with traditional businesses.

A must read if you are interested in building a Platform.Detailed analysis and case studies of successful platforms. Deep diving on all the concepts that one must understand to create a successful platform.Also an important view of the networked economy, network effects and not only how they work, "but how to make them work for you."

Must Read, Good real life examples provided for every topic

Having worked at Intel for nearly two decades (1999-2017), with equal time in architecture and business development, I found this book to be a fantastic primer for concepts around platformization. This will help you understand the genesis of platform based businesses and how you might use some of the concepts for your own good. I reference this book frequently for my current work in driving digital transformation at a tier 1 life sciences company.There is no one-size-fits-all guide to platforms. But, this book does a fantastic job of explaining things in terms of value units (not apps), which is much more universal. As such it examines platforms more broadly than just software.Platforms are complicated, especially if you've never been in a business or industry that is platform, or platforms, driven. I'd venture that a majority of modern successful tech based solutions are platform based, if not a platform of platforms. So, if you want to get your bearings, and begin to understand how these principals can be applied to your business, start here! But, there is no substitute for sitting down with someone who has worked within a platform before.Happy reading!

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