Platform Ecosystems: Aligning Architecture, Governance, and Strategy

I've been researching platforms and business models, this book once I found it at a a price I was willing to pay, has been excellent. All the other books are good including Choudry's seminal work but this one is the one book on platform business models I would recommend. Very pleased at it's utility.

I am a seasoned, well-read IT professional with many decades of experience in business alignment to IT and business architecture and strategy. This book is well worth the time to read and take notes from it. It cannot be read casually and serious note-taking and absorption are important. Given the steady move to Platforms over the last decade, this is an essential book. This book will help you create a foundation to influence the future strategy of you firm

I wasn't thinking of posting a review, but after reading the more recent books about platforms ( which in one case took less than an hour) I realized how much better this one was. It has much more depth and insight than the five or so books on the same topic that are out there. It thus is more suited to the strategy professionals, more advanced classes ( maybe at the MBA level) and business executives whose company's survival may hinge on whether they build or participate in a platform. The book is written with a sense of humor, has many charts and examples, and a solid glossary. I recommend it strongly.

Loved the blend of technical architecture and product marketing strategy. There are many forces at play to transform into a platform business and cultivate an ecosystem.

More like a text book, but very good for the price.

Very clear! Very well written and a little comical if I might add. I think the best part about this book is the reference to research. Its academic in the sense it's not just bulls*** opinions, but it has real concpets. It is a pleasure to read. The illustrations and charts make everything visually clear.

This is one book that is a must-read if you want to understand the power and unique position of platforms. Everyone wants to call themselves by this term but what they really are is a campaign or a program using a fancy title. Read it slow...let it simmer...mark it up. It's THE book!

Well structured, analytical in its approach, grounded in the research literature. Far more interesting and useful in terms of supporting insights that most of the somewhat more entertaining business books on the same topic.

Great Book - I am still going through it. The reason I love it is because there is a lot of necessary and important knowledge presented in a logical manner in an easy to understand style. This is big topic and so there is a lot of information. Unlike many prescriptive books, this book actually explains the WHAT, the WHY and the HOW. If I was sitting for an exam and had to take one book, this would be it.

lot of stuff. too much.

Te enseña la estructura de los negocios del siglo XXI y la forma en que se desarrollan los nuevos actores.

adequate to understand the changes that are occurring in the world and learn how to anticipate them to walk in the path of growth and development

Livre important. Clair, bien structuré. Donnant les définitions essentielles. Ouvrant des perspectives.A lire impérativement si on doit se lancer dans le digital