
"Platform Scale" reveals how today's empires build with minimal investment. Endorsed by Harvard Business Review as a top management idea, Choudary's framework guides 40+ Fortune 500 companies. What business model connects Bill Gates's reading list with post-pandemic success? The answer transforms industries.
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When Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012-just 13 employees worth $1 billion-it signaled a fundamental shift in how business value is created. Today, such astronomical valuations for lean companies have become almost commonplace. Why? These businesses aren't building traditional products-they're orchestrating connections at unprecedented scale with minimal resources. The platform model has transformed industries by enabling value exchange between producers and consumers without directly controlling the inventory. Airbnb owns no properties yet offers more rooms than any hotel chain. YouTube creates no videos yet hosts billions. This isn't just a tech phenomenon-it's reshaping healthcare, education, manufacturing, and virtually every sector of the economy. For centuries, business operated on a "pipe" model-linear value chains where companies create products upstream and deliver them downstream to consumers. But three forces are disrupting this model: increasing connectedness, decentralized production, and artificial intelligence orchestrating complex interactions. Platforms leverage these forces by providing infrastructure for producers and consumers to exchange value directly, bringing three fundamental shifts: from consumer to producer focus, from resource ownership to ecosystem orchestration, and from internal processes to external interactions. Consider the stark contrast between Marriott and Airbnb. Marriott follows the pipe model-investing billions in real estate and employing thousands. Airbnb owns no properties yet has more rooms available worldwide. Its value comes from orchestrating an ecosystem where hosts and travelers create and exchange value directly. What makes platforms so powerful is their ability to leverage network effects-becoming exponentially more valuable as more users join.
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