Platform Strategy

Quick commerce and the seductive lies of network effects

From Uber to Zepto - why some models work in local markets and others don't

Oct 20, 2024 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

The retailer-to-marketplace trap

Why retailers shouldn't build marketplaces - and what they should do instead

Oct 1, 2024 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

The false bundles of the platform economy

The subtle lies of bundling convenience with extraction

Mar 27, 2024 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

Spotify, connected cars, and open banking - Platforms or glorified distributors?

Gaining power in concentrated markets

Mar 10, 2024 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

Finding the product in your platform

On the risks of over-emphasizing platform thinking

Feb 4, 2024 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

Why your super-app strategy will (most likely) fail

Building competitive advantage in the attention economy

Nov 7, 2023 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

Asset-heavy strategies in the platform economy

How traditional firms can also restructure industry economics

Nov 30, 2021 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

The economics of food delivery platforms

What's good for the platform is bad for the ecosystem

Mar 17, 2020 •

Sangeet Paul Choudary

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