Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess Talks Music Apps

Platforms, Technology, Trends

The über-talented musician talks to me about a range of topics.

Digg and Other People’s Platforms (OPPs)

Platforms, Strategy

Your platform may very well determine your startup’s success—so why not build your own?

Innovation, Google Plus, and the Additive Power of Platforms

Platforms

What happens when platforms build on top of other planks and platforms?

Last to Cool

Platforms, Strategy, Trends

What can your company learn from Microsoft? Quite a bit, actually.

On Groupon’s Death Watch

Platforms

My take on the company’s troubles. Long story short: it really hasn’t added any planks to its platform.

Data Is Not a Platform

Big Data, Platforms, Strategy

Data is not the endgame.

The Technology Pendulum

Technology

The days of top-down IT are coming to an end. What are you going to do about it?

Platforms and Scale

Platforms, Strategy, Trends

Some great platform-building lessons from Amazon.

What comes after apps?

Platforms, Strategy

Thoughts on the next big thing.

Inc. Article #7: What Could Kill Facebook

Platforms, Strategy, Trends

The company is going public soon but it’s long-term success is hardly guaranteed.

The Platform Mind-Set

Platforms, Strategy

The Age of the Platform requires a certain mentality. Do you have it?

The Watch as a Platform

Platforms, Strategy

More proof that the Age of the Platform is here.

Inc. Article #4: App Development Made Easier

Trends

App development is coming to the masses.

SAP and Enterprise Ecosystems

Platforms, Strategy

How enterprise software vendors are embracing platforms and ecosystems.

Fixing Blackberry: A Radical Proposal

Platforms, Strategy

This is no guarantee, but it just might work.

The Applefication of the Enterprise, Part I: Introduction

Trends

Apple is coming to a company near you.