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Patreon: The Platform for the New Age of Creators (for Now?)

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Daniel Campos

Can Patreon fulfill its mission to get artists and creators paid, but do so sustainably so the company also gets paid?

Doctolib: fighting covid-19 with digital transformation

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Paul-Emile Landrin

The use of teleconsultation has increased by a hundred time since the outbreak. With an exponential growth, and by supporting practitioners and hospitals, Doctolib is building an empire in digital health.

June Motherhood: Delivering advice and education to expectant moms in the time of quarantine

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Megan M

Incubated out of HBS, June Motherhood is an exciting digitally-native maternal care education platform. As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on and consumers are thinking differently about all in-person experiences, June is well-positioned to support both sides of its network and grow rapidly.

GrubHub: Slimy or Satisfying?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Jon Snow

GrubHub has scaled profitably and brought together restaurants, hungry people, and drivers, but can they sustain their business amidst rampant competition?

Upwork: Can value creation spur value capture?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by HBSstudent0918

Upwork needs to create a stickier platform that participants are willing to pay a premium for in order to both create value and capture value over the long term.

Wikipedia – Free Knowledge and a 19-Year-Old Online Platform

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Tommy Tom

Wikipedia is one of the original online platforms with many structural challenges, yet they are making it work

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