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The 3 Real Effects of Network Effects. Plus So-Young's Cool Marketplace. (67)

The Tech Strategy Podcast

English - January 31, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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This week’s podcast is about network effects. And I argue they are actually three effects at the same time. Plus some stuff about So-Young's marketplace for services.

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The 3-4 types of effects with network effects are:

Competitive AdvantageBarrier to EntryOther Competitive Advantages such as switching costs.Flywheel


Here is the article I mentioned:

16 Ways to Measure Network Effects


Related podcasts and articles are:

7 Reasons Digital Platforms Fail (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Daily Lesson / Update)


From the Concept Library, concepts for this article are:

B2B Customer View: Necessary, Strategic vs. CriticalPlatforms: Marketplaces for Products and ServicesNetwork Effects


From the Company Library, companies for this article are:

So-Young International


This is part of Learning Goals: Level 7, with a focus on:

35: Competitive Advantage and Digital Competition


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