Epic EHR Systems: The Role of Network Effects
Epic’s use of perverse network effects to lock in users may be its downfall…
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Is it looking terminal for the Bloomberg Terminal?
After decades of dominating the financial data market through strong network effects, the Bloomberg Terminal may be facing some serious competition from its own community of users.
WhatsApp — Network effects worth $19 billion?
WhatsApp has the potential to leverage extremely sticky network effects for untapped revenue potential
Spotify: An Ecosystem Powered by Network Effects
Spotify's music streaming model leverages growing network effects to (hopefully) save the struggling music industry.
OpenTable: A New Reservation Every Two Seconds
Open-Table was the first mover into the online and mobile restaurant reservation space and is still the industry leader. The space is strongly influenced by network effects, which OpenTable is hoping to leverage to capture even more value and cement its spot at the top.
Daily Fantasy Sports Compete Head-to-Head
In an industry where a large member base is critical for success, competitors FanDuel and DraftKings battle it out for user dominance using creative customer acquisition techniques.
Flatiron: Fighting Cancer Online
Flatiron Health is powering the most advanced cloud-based oncology software to support cancer care. It received $130 million from Google Ventures in 2014. Since, Flatiron has embarked on an exponential growth track pulling thousands of the best oncologists and cancer centers in the world to the platform.
Get In Ma Belly: How A Little Blue Card Helped Out Mom & Pop
Chicago-based Belly Card (commonly known as Belly) is rapidly transforming customer loyalty space for SMBs and may soon make store-specific loyalty cards obsolete. Belly’s tremendous growth epitomizes what is possible by leveraging multi-sided, localized network effects, silly name be damned.
StubHub: The Ticket Scalper of the Digital Age
The indirect network effects present in StubHub's operating model have allowed it to create value to buyers, sellers, and ticket originators.
Priceline: The Travel Behemoth
The story of how Priceline became the most valuable travel company in the world and the 3rd largest player in all of Internet commerce.