Wikipedia is famously open to anyone to edit. In practice, whether your edits sustain themselves depends upon other Wikipedia editors and the enforcement of various norms and rules that have emerged. The WSJ highlighted a new type of Wikipedia editor -- essentially a robot. Sverker Johansson could be the most prolific author you've never heard …
The Final Box: Architectural Strategy
It is now time to fill in the final box of our recent travel across the Entrepreneurial Strategy canvas. Recall that I argued that there were two key dimensions that could assist entrepreneurs in finding the right business model to match with their idea: (i) they could focus on execution or invest in control and …
Another choice: The Intellectual Property Strategy
Over the past two weeks, I have been outlining broad strategic options for entrepreneurs of which a disruption strategy is just one choice. The concept is that a given entrepreneurial idea can be commercialised in many different ways. The key to entrepreneurial strategy is to identify the feasible set of choices available to start-ups and …
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The Two Entrepreneurial Paths to Monopoly
It is always interesting when two famous entrepreneurs disagree on something fundamental. In this case, it is Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel. Here is Marc Andreessen's recent tweet. Something my friend & hero Peter Thiel and I vigorously disagree on: I *love* competition, I think it's invigorating/stimulating/productive. — Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) June 30, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsPut …
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Digitopoly 