Considering a platform strategy? The time to move is now

“Accenture called digital platforms the ‘most profound and global macroeconomic change since the industrial revolution.’
Half of companies surveyed by Accenture defined platforms as central to their business strategy, with 40% citing platforms as a critical enabler.
‘Knowing your customer is your strength — pull on that with partners, and it will help drive the rotation into a platform company.’
‘Organizations need to move now because if they’re not, their competitors will be,’ said Marshall Van Alstyne, a Boston University professor”