CONTENTS

PREFACE

  1. TODAY: Welcome to the Platform Revolution

  2. NETWORK EFFECTS: The Power of the Platform

  3. ARCHITECTURE: Principles for Designing a Successful Platform

  4. DISRUPTION: How Platforms Conquer and Transform Traditional Industries

  5. LAUNCH: Chicken or Egg? Eight Ways to Launch a Successful Platform

  6. MONETIZATION: Capturing the Value Created by Network Effects

  7. OPENNESS: Defining What Platform Users and Partners Can and Cannot Do

  8. GOVERNANCE: Policies to Increase Value and Enhance Growth

  9. METRICS: How Platform Managers Can Measure What Really Matters

10. STRATEGY: How Platforms Change Competition

11. POLICY: How Platforms Should (and Should Not) Be Regulated

12. TOMORROW: The Future of the Platform Revolution

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

GLOSSARY

NOTES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHORS