Every startup in Silicon Valley calls itself a “platform.” But what is a platform, really? It’s a technology that’s open enough and extensible enough that others can build on top of it, with zero or minimal permission required. True platforms are “innovation engines” that create more value than they capture, and generate even more innovation than their creators could imagine. We’re investigating the nature of these platforms in a series of podcasts, sponsored by Pivotal Tracker, and columns by VentureBeat editor at large Dylan Tweney. Tune in to learn the secrets behind the tech world’s most successful platforms.
Topic > Innovation Engines
Building a platform for augmented reality with Blippar (podcast)
DevOps and the enterprise: Podcast with Automic CTO John Purrier
AppDynamics CEO: Don’t call my $2B company a unicorn
How GitHub is building a platform and supporting open source (podcast)
How Castlight is using data to transform health care (podcast)
VC Tomasz Tunguz explains his approach to SaaS investing (podcast)
VC Josh Elman explains why Twitter & Facebook do ‘platform’ differently (podcast)
How Matt Mullenweg built WordPress into a giant platform powering 1/4 of the Web (podcast)
How Twilio is building a software platform to refresh a 150-year-old technology (podcast)
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The next generation of entrepreneurs will need more open platforms
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