Network Effects and Platforms
Why some businesses get stronger with scale in a way that traditional cost-curve analysis misses.
8 books · 2 people behind it
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- Platform RevolutionGeoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary, 2016
- MatchmakersDavid S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee, 2016
- Information RulesCarl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian, 1998
The people behind it 2
Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.
Founders 1
Journalists 1
Books 8
Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian · 1998 · The founding economics text on lock-in, switching costs and standards wars.
T2 Matchmakers
David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee · 2016 · Two-sided-market economics from the researchers who formalised it.
Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary · 2016 · The standard practitioner treatment of multi-sided markets.
T2 The Upstarts
Brad Stone · 2017 · Airbnb's founding told alongside Uber's; strong on the early years.
Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer, David B. Yoffie · 2019 · Why most platforms fail, with a base-rate study.
Joshua Cooper Ramo · 2016 · Power in a networked age; connection as the source of advantage
T3 Blitzscaling
Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh · 2018 · Insider argument for prioritising speed over efficiency to win a network market.