Author

Antoine Buteau

May 10, 2026 1 min read Free

Platform Strategy Series #3: Extensibility and Control

A platform strategy is organizational theater if it fails to simplify the choices operators must make about extensibility and control.

May 10, 2026 1 min read Free

Platform Strategy Series #7: Ecosystem Incentives

Cross-functional work stays clear when you separate who provides input from who owns the final decision and who holds veto power.

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Platform Strategy Series #6: Governance and Rules, plus Quality Control

Learning needs an exit door because without a kill condition, a bet becomes a habit and then a permanent budget line.

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Platform Strategy Series #8: Platform Metrics That Matter

Instead of just serving as an announcement layer, platform metrics help teams learn what changed and which local optimizations should stop.

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Competitive Strategy Series #1: Competition Is About Alternatives

A product strategy that ignores finite limits on time, money, and capacity is just a wish list with nicer formatting.

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Platform Strategy Series #10: The Platform Strategy Audit

Skip the maturity models and use your platform audit to find where the operating system is lying so you can change behavior next week.

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Platform Strategy Series #9: Failure Modes of Platforms

Shift your platform strategy when reality changes, not because the people in the room are bored with the current plan.

May 10, 2026 1 min read Free

Competitive Strategy Series #3: Wedges and Beachheads, plus Expansion Paths

A strategy artifact is just theater if it fails to make your next choice easier as you build wedges and expansion paths.

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