Strategies for Digital Platform Success
This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review looks at the phenomenon of platform business models — how they work, what makes them successful, and what the potential pitfalls may be, both for companies considering developing a platform model and investors looking at returns from such companies
Articles included with this collection:
How Digital Platforms Have Become Double-Edged Swords
Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie, interviewed by Allyson MacDonald
Beyond a ‘Winner-Takes-All’ Strategy for Platforms
By David McIntyre
How Platform Strategies Continue to Create Value
By Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne, and Peter Evans
Platforms That Grow Are More Than Matchmakers
By Jeffrey L. Sampler
Why Some Platforms Are Better Than Others
By Jonathan A. Knee