On this episode, Karl Sun, Co-Founder and Board Chair of Lucid Software discusses how to build a platform on top of your product to drive exponential growth.

Although for more than a decade Lucid Software focused mainly on its flagship product, Lucidchart, the team always built the company with a platform in mind. It’s because of this mindset of optionality and scale that the company can quickly adapt when opportunities arise.

Karl shares what his team focused on to build for scale early on, and how that is now benefiting the company as it serves its millions of customers worldwide.

Specifically, Karl dives into:

- What a platform is.

- Recognizing when it's time to scale your technology.

- How to recognize your unique advantage over your competitors.

- Building a product that addresses both immediate and future needs.

- How users can extend a product's core functionality for their specific needs.

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