Digital Ecosystems & Platforms: About Will, Courage & Skill
summary
Argues digital ecosystems succeed only when the initiator defines a concrete service and design: use the template "[ecosystem] brokers [asset] provided by [providers] for [consumers]" or the idea is flawed, and expect slow platform economics — onboarding assets then consumers over years, not months, so "return on investment after 18 months is unrealistic". Recommends balancing business, technology and legal work, hiring cross‑company teams for community building, and securing top‑level commitment; cites Airbnb, Uber, Delivery Hero and Booking.com scale.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Start
- 4:06The Digital Transformation Step
- 7:38What Are Digital Ecosystems
- 16:07Know Your Terminology
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