Fire Phone- Amazon’s $170 million Summer Fiasco
In October of 2014, Amazon reported a $170 million write off relating to the Amazon Fire Phone. This is the story of that epic failure.
Hardware
Nest: Falling Into The Chasm
Nest, thought of as being on the forefront of the Smart Home, has been struggling to cross the chasm and gain mass consumer adoption. Can the company rethink its strategy to deliver consumer value?
Gems Sensors: Analog Sensors in a Digital World
Will an amazing manufacturer spot a powerful trend and adjust accordingly?
Elementum Of No Surprise
Elementum's supply graph gives real-time insights into your supply chain.
Fitbit – leveraging consumers’ obsession with data
In the era of Big Data, companies are obsessed with figuring out how to crunch the numbers and make use of the increased data provided to us by a number of devices. However – companies are not alone in embracing data analytics: As evidenced by Fitbit, there is an increased interest among consumers in measuring, tracking and analyzing data from their own lives.
Zuckerberg’s Big Bet on a New Set of Network Benefits
Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR is all about indirect network benefits.
The Arduino Community
The Arduino community keeps alive a simple piece of hardware that was made obsolete years ago.
Apple Watch: Betting on the Apple Ecosystem
Why Apple Watch will be the leading platform in wearables
Alexa, Amazon and the Beauty of a Platform that Makes No Money
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft are battling it out for dominance of voice as the next UX and for creating a truly intelligent personal assistant. Each has taken a difference approach, which will determine the strength of the network effects at play and ultimately, the success of their products and platforms.
AMAZON KINDLE IS KING OF NETWORK EFFECTS
Amazon brings together readers, publishers, authors, and advertisers in a platform/environment that creates mutual value for all stakeholders and allows Amazon to capture value for itself.