IDG Contributor Network: Platform business models: 4 key steps for implementation

Platform business models allow enterprises to set up powerful industry-focused, cloud-based ecosystems for value exchange and innovation among participants. After their initial debut in the tech sector, they’re now appearing across almost all industry verticals, including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector, telecom, transportation and utilities.In “Platform business models: A primer”, I wrote about how these models are fast becoming the dominant business model fo