This week’s podcast is more about the fuzzy idea of ecosystems, which I call the new collaboration-based business business models. We have clear frameworks for pipelines and platforms. And linked business models and complementary platforms. I summarize some of the thinking by Peter Williamson, Michael Jacobides and BCG's article The Emerging Art of Ecosystem Management.

You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya.

Related podcasts and articles:

What is Alibaba’s Best Growth Strategy? (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 50)
Forget the “Alibaba Ecosystem”. It’s About Collaboration-Based Industries and Business Models. (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 56)

This is part of Learning Goals: Level 7, with a focus on:

#30: Ecosystems vs. Platforms

Concepts for this class.

Ecosystems vs. Digital Platforms
SMILE Marathon: Ecosystem Orchestration and Management
Linked Business Models

Companies for this class:

Alibaba
Android

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