BlackBerry: Too Reliant on Network Effects in the Face of Better Products
Network effects don’t defend against significantly better products (or: you still have to create value for the user).
Network effects don’t defend against significantly better products (or: you still have to create value for the user).
DogVacay's multi-sided platform connects dog owners and sitters, and eliminates the need for expensive and unnatural kennels.
It is suddenly worth it to be a designer – who would have thought that I could broadcast my designs all over the world?
Strava builds an incredibly loyal and growing community of competitive “everyday cyclists” who are increasingly obsessed with the digital leaderboard.
Spotify leveraged network effects to gain a massive user base, and amass (almost) the entirety of the world's popular music collection. Now the company is seeking to capture value from its users, which as it turns out are the ones that pay $9.99 per month for a premium subscription. But the incentive system between the company and its users is broken.
Microsoft is a company that achieved their dominance within the PC market by capitalizing on direct network effects. Compatibility Arguably the most obvious way in which Microsoft leveraged success through direct network effects is due to the very nature of […]
Explores network effects in Apple Pay and why adoption to date has been lower than expected.
A view of how network effects apply to one of the most popular mobile games.
Through a virtuous cycle, Waze has built a large user-base which functions as both the suppliers and consumers of traffic information.
Venmo has grown with strong direct network effects, but has been unable to crack the indirect network effects.