API Economy Journey Map

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Model maps progression from ad‑hoc → provider → consumer → business innovation → market with five clear behaviors across business and technical dimensions (architecture, content, process, infrastructure). API management tools are described as ways to move between levels—API management underscores the model—and external hackathons prove APIs’ usefulness faster than internal events—external hackathons. Example: Twilio grows from tiny API to public company; banking moves via PSD2-style standards toward automated partner onboarding and dynamic ecosystems. Most firms remain in early, IT‑centric stages.

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1. 0:00Introduction to API strategy
2. 2:04Defining maturity goals
3. 3:51Understanding API maturity
4. 6:16Levels of API maturity
5. 8:31Framework dimensions
6. 11:52Evolution of API business
7. 14:30Implementation considerations
8. 17:39Small business adoption
9. 20:10Digital transformation
10. 22:32Resource sharing
11. 25:34Q&A and future standards

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