Platforms - Is That the Sort of Intermediary of Transactions?

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There's been a revolution in knowledge about this kind of business model. A lot of that is around the first step, which is product market fit. You make better matches, right? If you've got mobile phones, all of a sudden it's possible to do a lot of stuff that you couldn't do back in the day. But that question is different than the question of, ok, you've created all this value, how do you get to keep some of it for yourself? Which is what power is about.

We sit down once again with one of the world’s very best strategy thinkers, 7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer — this time joined by his impressive Strategy Capital colleague Chenyi Shi — to discuss platform businesses, and how the Power framework applies to them. If you’re building, investing in, or just curious about the dynamics of platforms, this episode is a must-listen. We owe a huge thanks to Hamilton and Chenyi for sharing their work-in-progress insights on this very special category of companies. Tune in!

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