Reduce the need to own physical infrastructure and assets Have matchmaking mechanisms to connect the right producers to the right consumer Govern the platform by rules and standards
producers • Videos on Youtube, tweets on Twitter • Profiles on LinkedIn, available cars on Uber 3. Filter: is an algorithmic, software-based tool help consumers receive value units that are relevant and valuable to them • Uber matching algorithm • Youtube recommendation algorithm The core interaction
fake interactions to attract users Seeding fake demand • PayPal converted a base of eBay sellers, into PayPal users, by faking buyer-side demand for the service Subsiding • Uber paid drivers even when they weren’t transporting customers • Customers get free rides or subsided rides
constantly improve feedback loops. 2. Launch small • Facebook first launched with a narrow focus connecting students within Harvard and then ultimately to everyone. 3. Focus on critical mass and quality ahead of money • It tooks Amazon 10 years to become profitable 4. Create real value and share it fairly with all participants How to govern platforms successfully?
to facilitate exchanges, interactions between producers and consumers. • A platform use network efffects to pull more users and keep users stay with a feed back loop. Summary