Platform Strategy is a 10-part series. Use this page as the table of contents and read the posts in order.

Read the series in order

  1. Platform Strategy Is Not We Have an API
  2. When a Product Should Become a Platform
  3. Extensibility and Control
  4. Developer Experience as Product Quality
  5. Marketplace Liquidity and Trust
  6. Governance and Rules, plus Quality Control
  7. Ecosystem Incentives
  8. Platform Metrics That Matter
  9. Failure Modes of Platforms
  10. The Platform Strategy Audit

Start with Platform Strategy Is Not We Have an API. If you want the practical diagnostic, jump to The Platform Strategy Audit.