An earlier post noted the rise of the “good enough netbooks” and asked what would this mean for the industry? Well, Business Week reports that it is beginning to strain the Microsoft-Intel alliance. What does ecosystem thinking tell us about this development? Business ecosystems evolve into a cooperative equilibrium. Just as a range of animals gather…
In a follow-up to an earlier post about the iPhone application ecosystem, this story about Palm has a great quote from a developer that gets to the heart of the matter.
In early January, my household begins to buzz with anticipation for the start of American Idol. Since the show coincides with the bedtime routine for my daughters, we set our cable DVR to record each episode and then watch the show as a family over the next few days. Over several years of watching the…
How did Netflix get started? Frustration. Frustration and anger are at the core of business model innovation and entrepreneurship.
Two recent articles, which when you connect the dots, reveal the core problem of user-generated content. In the 2/16/09 Newsweek, Daniel Lyons admits the futility of blogging as a way to generate revenue. In the 2/7/09 Economist, Hulu is emerging with a viable business model for online video. Why is Hulu starting to work? Because it's content…