Ecosystem & Platform Strategy
How should we design our ecosystem and platform strategy to create network effects and build structural competitive advantages?
Who is this report for
- CEO
- CSO
- CTO
- Business Development Director
- Platform strategy teams
Report description
The report analyzes the opportunities to create or participate in business ecosystems and multi-sided platforms, identifying network effects and value capture strategies.
It covers mapping the current ecosystem, evaluating platformization opportunities, and cold start strategies to solve the chicken-and-egg problem.
The result is a comprehensive ecosystem strategy with a construction roadmap and governance model.
What this report covers
Current Ecosystem and Stakeholder Mapping
Platformization and Network Effects Opportunities
Relevant Platform Models
Ecosystem Architecture and Multi-Sided Design
Cold Start Strategy and Chicken-and-Egg Resolution
Value Proposition per Market Side
Ecosystem Monetization Model
API Strategy and Technology Openness
Ecosystem Governance and Rules of Engagement
Partnership Strategy and Actor Attraction
Ecosystem Health Metrics
Platform Risks (Disintermediation, Multihoming)
Successful Ecosystem Benchmark
Ecosystem Construction and Scaling Roadmap
Typical use cases
Evaluating the opportunity to transform a linear business into a platform.
Designing a marketplace or ecosystem strategy for a growing company.
Defining the API and technology openness strategy to attract developers.
Analyzing how to participate in a dominant ecosystem as a strategic complementor.