Platform Papers

The Price of Platform Participation

Goodreads’ introduction of paid giveaways reveals how charging for discovery affects ecosystem diversity and match quality.

Nov 20

4

October 2025

Making B2B Platforms Work

B2B platforms aren’t just small B2C platforms in disguise

Oct 28

4

2

Star Wars

Why Ninja's sudden defection to Mixer made Twitch streamers less productive

Oct 7

5

1

September 2025

Blockbuster Projects Send Waves Hitting All Platforms

Successful crowdfunding projects spill over to competing platforms

Sep 23

4

1

August 2025

The Platform Governance Paradox

Why industry blockchain platforms struggle with centralization and decentralization

Aug 27

4

1

The Impact of Platform Most-Favored Nation Clauses on Seller Competition

How platforms benefit when sellers collude on price

Aug 7

5

July 2025

Platform Design Can Stifle Innovation

Lessons from Apple’s iOS App Store rating system

Jul 1

3

June 2025

The Kill Zone

When a platform copies to eliminate a potential threat

Jun 11

9

2

May 2025

Platform Cooperatives Driving Change from the Margins

How to make the sharing economy more equitable

May 21

3

2

April 2025

Mobile Money as a Steppingstone to Financial Inclusion

How Digital Multisided Platforms Fill Institutional Voids

Apr 29

4

Advertising is an Emergent Property of Successful Platforms

Plus a public wager

Apr 10

3

March 2025

Star Entrepreneurs on Digital Platforms

Abnormal performance is normal in many platforms.

Mar 18

3