Why Platform Companies (Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb and Uber) Are the Opposite of Traditional Companies, Why They Become So Enormous, and How They Can Be Effectively Regulated: Marshall Van Alstyne (repost) (#79)
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Platforms and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Seven of the ten highest market cap companies in the world are platform companies. Platforms appreciate through use, they tend to be more resilient in the face of adversity and can grow at a faster rate than traditional firms. Air ban b is now worth more than mariod and expedia combine.
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