API and Platform Strategies to Win in Global and Local Markets
summary
Argues that winning requires treat the API as a product so teams secure funding and stitch APIs into multi‑cloud platforms and economies; demonstrates a live virtual‑assistant loan demo where a front‑end UI triggers backend calls on an XY stack, proving developer onboarding and performance matter. Recommends spec hygiene: use APIMatic translator to convert RAML/Swagger/Postman/soap into usable specs and build AsyncAPI/OpenAPI tooling. Uses SiriusXM/Pandora ($3.5B) as a concrete platform strategy example.
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chapters (30)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:27Connecting API and Platform
- 1:49Balancing an Agile TimetoMarket
- 2:51Control and Flow Patterns
- 3:21Friction Points
- 3:55Agile Development
- 4:35API Product Owner
- 4:53Treating API as a Product
- 5:09Key Performance Indicators
- 5:27Building and consuming APIs
- 5:39Getting your stakeholders to play
- 6:08Show the experience
- 8:07API Economy 101
- 8:44Network Effect
- 9:25Multihoming
- 9:45Spotify
- 10:27SiriusXM
- 11:28Subscription Packages
- 11:51Rate Limiting
- 12:12Software Architects
- 12:33The Holy Grail
- 14:06Architecture
- 15:27Authorized Distribution
- 16:16Developer Experience
- 16:29Documentation
- 17:27Contextual Cues
- 17:46APIMatic
- 18:34More Communities
- 18:50Build Relationships
- 20:13Developers
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