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Innovation, disruption and platforms

Management and Organisational Design

Christensen's disruption theory, innovation management, e-business strategy and the economics of platforms and networks.

65 books on Innovation, disruption and platforms, 1 of them tier 1, recommended by 52 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Ev Williams.

65 books · 57 experts

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  1. MatchmakersDavid S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee, 2016
  2. Design RulesCarliss Y. Baldwin, Kim B. Clark, 1999
  3. Rembrandts in the AtticKevin G. Rivette, David Kline, 1999
  4. Platform LeadershipAnnabelle Gawer, Michael A. Cusumano, 2002
  5. Prediction MachinesAjay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb, 2018

The best books on Innovation, disruption and platforms 65

MatchmakersMatchmakers
T1 Matchmakers
David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee · 2016
The economics of multi-sided markets, from village markets to card networks.
Open Library
Design RulesDesign Rules
T2 Design Rules
Carliss Y. Baldwin, Kim B. Clark · 1999
The modularity theory that makes contract manufacturing possible at all.
Open Library
Rembrandts in the AtticRembrandts in the Attic
T2 Rembrandts in the Attic
Kevin G. Rivette, David Kline · 1999
The book that turned dormant patent portfolios into a revenue line.
Open Library
Platform LeadershipPlatform Leadership
T2 Platform Leadership
Annabelle Gawer, Michael A. Cusumano · 2002
Intel, Microsoft, Cisco and the levers a platform owner pulls on its ecosystem.
Open Library
Prediction MachinesPrediction Machines
T2 Prediction Machines
Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb · 2018
AI as a fall in the cost of prediction; the economist's version of the thesis.
Open Library
The Business of PlatformsThe Business of Platforms
T2 The Business of Platforms
Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer, David B. Yoffie · 2019
Innovation platforms versus transaction platforms, and why most fail.
Open Library
Unlocking the Customer Value ChainUnlocking the Customer Value Chain
T2 Unlocking the Customer Value Chain
Thales S. Teixeira, Greg Piechota · 2019
Decoupling: how entrants steal the profitable step in a customer's chain.
Open Library
The Game-ChangerThe Game-Changer
T3 The Game-Changer
A. G. Lafley, Ram Charan · 2008
Insider account: Lafley on making innovation a routine process.
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The Invisible EdgeThe Invisible Edge
T3 The Invisible Edge
Mark Blaxill, Ralph Eckardt · 2009
IP as competitive strategy rather than legal housekeeping.
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Seizing the White SpaceSeizing the White Space
T3 Seizing the White Space
Mark W. Johnson · 2010
Business-model innovation as a discipline, with a profit-formula framework.
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CloudonomicsCloudonomics
T3 Cloudonomics
Joe Weinman · 2012
The maths of pay-per-use versus owned capacity.
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Freemium EconomicsFreemium Economics
T3 Freemium Economics
Eric Benjamin Seufert · 2013
The arithmetic of conversion rates, whales and lifetime value.
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Platform ScalePlatform Scale
T3 Platform Scale
Sangeet Paul Choudary · 2015
Designing the interaction that a platform is actually built around.
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Modern MonopoliesModern Monopolies
T3 Modern Monopolies
Alex Moazed, Nicholas L. Johnson · 2016
Practitioner account of how platform businesses capture a transaction.
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Streaming, Sharing, StealingStreaming, Sharing, Stealing
T3 Streaming, Sharing, Stealing
Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang · 2016
Data economics of the shift from studios to streamers.
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Future PerfectFuture Perfect
T4 Future Perfect
Stanley M. Davis · 1987
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Strategic Management of Technology and InnovStrategic Management of Technology and Innovation
T4 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
Robert A. Burgelman, Modesto A. Maidique, Steven C. Wheelwright · 1988
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
2020 Vision2020 Vision
T4 2020 Vision
Stan Davis, Bill Davidson · 1991
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Managing Imitation StrategiesManaging Imitation Strategies
T4 Managing Imitation Strategies
Steven P. Schnaars · 1994
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Monster Under the BedThe Monster Under the Bed
T4 The Monster Under the Bed
Stan Davis, Jim Botkin · 1994
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Pursuit of Wow! Every Person's Guide to The Pursuit of Wow! Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times
T4 The Pursuit of Wow! Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times
Tom Peters · 1994
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Product Juggernauts: How Companies Mobilize Product Juggernauts: How Companies Mobilize to Generate a Stream of Market Winners
T4 Product Juggernauts: How Companies Mobilize to Generate a Stream of Market Winners
Jean-Philippe Deschamps, P. Ranganath Nayak · 1995
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Electronic Commerce: A Manager's GuideElectronic Commerce: A Manager's Guide
T4 Electronic Commerce: A Manager's Guide
Ravi Kalakota, Andrew B. Whinston · 1996
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Digital EstateThe Digital Estate
T4 The Digital Estate
Chuck Martin · 1996
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Opening Digital MarketsOpening Digital Markets
T4 Opening Digital Markets
Walid Mougayar · 1997
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink YThe Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink You Way to Greatness
T4 The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink You Way to Greatness
Tom Peters · 1997
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Innovator's DilemmaThe Innovator's Dilemma
T4 The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen · 1997
Open Library unreachable this run; title not machine-verified.
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“Awesome book. May move soon to my Top Ten List. If anything will keep CEOs awake at night, reading this book certainly will.”Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended byJim CollinsMohnish PabraiJeff BezosAaron LevieAndrew ChenAndrew GroveBen HorowitzBill Gurley+22 more
Information RulesInformation Rules
T4 Information Rules
Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian · 1998
Lock-in, switching costs and versioning; still the sharpest account of information economics.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiTim O’Reilly
Unleashing the Killer App: Digital StrategieUnleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance
T4 Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance
Larry Downes, Chunka Mui · 1998
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of InfoBlown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy
T4 Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy
Philip Evans, Thomas S. Wurster · 1999
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Creating Value in the Network EconomyCreating Value in the Network Economy
T4 Creating Value in the Network Economy
Don Tapscott · 1999
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Innovation and the General ManagerInnovation and the General Manager
T4 Innovation and the General Manager
Clayton M. Christensen · 1999
Irwin/McGraw-Hill case textbook; Open Library unreachable this run.
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Net WorthNet Worth
T4 Net Worth
John Hagel III, Marc Singer · 1999
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Rules for RevolutionariesRules for Revolutionaries
T4 Rules for Revolutionaries
Guy Kawasaki · 1999
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Living on the Fault LineLiving on the Fault Line
T4 Living on the Fault Line
Geoffrey A. Moore · 2000
Managing shareholder value through technology discontinuities
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“Moore's forthcoming book, Living on the Fault Line... is terrific and highly recommended.”Michael Mauboussin
Recommended byMichael Mauboussin
Creative Destruction: Why Companies That AreCreative Destruction: Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market--And How to Successfully Transform Them
T4 Creative Destruction: Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market--And How to Successfully Transform Them
Richard Foster, Sarah Kaplan · 2001
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Seven Steps to Nirvana: Strategic InsighThe Seven Steps to Nirvana: Strategic Insights Into E-Business Transformation
T4 The Seven Steps to Nirvana: Strategic Insights Into E-Business Transformation
Mohan Sawhney, Jeff Zabin · 2001
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Re-Imagine!Re-Imagine!
T4 Re-Imagine!
Tom Peters · 2003
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Recommended byDavid Cancel
Seeing What's NextSeeing What's Next
T4 Seeing What's Next
Clayton M. Christensen · 2004
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Recommended byEv Williams
Get Back in the BoxGet Back in the Box
T4 Get Back in the Box
Douglas Rushkoff · 2005
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Recommended byEv WilliamsKeith Rabois
Science BusinessScience Business
T4 Science Business
Gary P. Pisano · 2006
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Recommended byBill Gates
The Long TailThe Long Tail
T4 The Long Tail
Chris Anderson · 2006
Why unlimited shelf space moves demand into the tail
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Recommended byJim CollinsEv WilliamsJack MaReed Hastings
WikinomicsWikinomics
T4 Wikinomics
Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams · 2006
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Recommended byRyan Holiday
CrowdsourcingCrowdsourcing
T4 Crowdsourcing
Jeff Howe · 2008
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Recommended byMarc Benioff
Jump Point: How Network Culture is RevolutioJump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business
T4 Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business
Tom Hayes · 2008
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Pirate's DilemmaThe Pirate's Dilemma
T4 The Pirate's Dilemma
Matt Mason · 2008
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Recommended byRyan Holiday
The Innovator's Prescription
T4 The Innovator's Prescription
Jerome H. Grossman, Jason Hwang · 2009
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Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge
T4 Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge
Oded Shenkar · 2010
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Innovator's DNAThe Innovator's DNA
T4 The Innovator's DNA
Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen · 2011
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For the WinFor the Win
T4 For the Win
Kevin Werbach, Dan Hunter · 2012
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Recommended byNir Eyal
Ctrl Alt DeleteCtrl Alt Delete
T4 Ctrl Alt Delete
Mitch Joel · 2013
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Recommended byGary Vaynerchuk
Free-to-PlayFree-to-Play
T4 Free-to-Play
Will Luton · 2013
Games operator on retention, whales and the shape of monetisation curves.
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Disrupt You!Disrupt You!
T4 Disrupt You!
Jay Samit · 2015
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Recommended byTom Bilyeu
Competing Against LuckCompeting Against Luck
T4 Competing Against Luck
Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, David S. Duncan · 2016
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Connected StrategyConnected Strategy
T4 Connected Strategy
Nicolaj Siggelkow, Christian Terwiesch · 2019
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Recommended byReid Hoffman
LoonshotsLoonshots
T4 Loonshots
Safi Bahcall · 2019
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Recommended byArianna HuffingtonBill GatesChangpeng ZhaoDaniel KahnemanKeith RaboisPacky McCormickSusan CainThe Rational Walk+2 more
New to BigNew to Big
T4 New to Big
David Kidder, Christina Wallace · 2019
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Recommended byKathryn Minshew
11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Er
T4 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
Nilofer Merchant
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Recommended byKathryn Minshew
Business @ the Speed of Thought
T4 Business @ the Speed of Thought
Bill Gates
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Digital Fix - Fix Digital
T4 Digital Fix - Fix Digital
Matthias Schrader, Volker Martens
unverified
Recommended byDavid Hellmann
Management Information Systems
T4 Management Information Systems
Ken J. Sousa, Effy Oz
unverified
Recommended byRyan Hoover
Platform RevolutionPlatform Revolution
T4 Platform Revolution
Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary · 2016
The standard text on network effects, governance and platform pricing.
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“Parker, Van Alstyne, and Choudary lay out the economics of two-sided platforms — the same structural logic underpinning LinkedIn. Hoffman has pointed to platform dynamics as underappreciated by founders who think of their product as a service rather than an infrastructure layer.”Reid Hoffman
Recommended byReid Hoffman
Simply BrilliantSimply Brilliant
T4 Simply Brilliant
William C. Taylor
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Recommended byTom Peters
The CurveThe Curve
T4 The Curve
Nicholas Lovell
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Recommended byBrad FeldMatej Latin
The Innovator's SolutionThe Innovator's Solution
T4 The Innovator's Solution
Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor · 2003
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“Cited by Bezos in multiple Amazon contexts as a framework for how incumbents lose to disruptors — and how to avoid being the incumbent. The ideas around 'good money' vs 'bad money' map closely onto Amazon's willingness to cannibalize its own businesses before a competitor does.”Jeff Bezos
Recommended byJeff BezosKeith Rabois

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