Even though Lyft entered the market before Uber, today it is lagging far behind. While Uber is worth more than $50 billion and has presence in more than 300 cities, Lyft is worth less than $3 billion and has presence […]
How Zillow has built a platform based on the information provided by its own customers.
Visa has dominated the payment processing industry for decades, leveraging indirect network effects
Game consoles had been around for a while. During the 80’s, Atari and Nintendo dominated the industry and during the first years of the 90’s, Nintendo and Sega were the key players. But it was not until Sony’s entrance to […]
People often think that Amazon’s success is all about economies of scale, when actually it is the controversial customer review system that fueled Amazon’s massive growth.
80% of Groupon’s market value evaporates after it fails to satisfy one side of the two-sided network on which its business model relies
Fuelled by its user base and network effects PayPal once looked invincible. The network effects have since crumbled and PayPal faces real threats.
PlayStation leverages a strong mobilization strategy to quickly capture network effects against Xbox
Is AirBnB's network play really building up to a success?
YouTube is the master of both direct and indirect network effects. Take a look…
