S2 Ep. 1 Sangeet Paul Choudary - Re-bundling the Firm around Problems to Be Solved

Boundaryless Conversations Podcast

In this episode, we’re excited to have a legend from the platform thinking space Sangeet Paul Choudary, where we explore his fascinating journey from the micro level to macro when analysing the platform economy.

As Founder of Platformation Labs, and author of two bestselling books Platform Revolution and Platform Scale, Sangeet is best known for his work on platform economics and network effects. He frequently advises the leadership of Fortune 500 firms and has been selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Sangeet's work on platforms has been selected by Harvard Business Review as one of the top 10 ideas in strategy and has been featured thrice in the HBR Top 10 Must Reads compilations. Sangeet is a frequent keynote speaker at leading global forums including the G20 Summit, the World50 Summit, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.

Sangeet helps us understand in depth how control and commoditization of supply play out in the current evolution of platforms and how regulators ought to look at it. He also paints an extremely interesting picture of the unbundling of work and what it may mean for the future of work coordination infrastructures, as work gets re-bundled in a post-firm context. Are we going to see teams join up to solve challenges related to the job-to-be-done, rather than taking on larger roles? Will the job-welfare bundle disappear? These are some interesting questions we dig into with Sangeet.

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To find out more about Sangeet’s work:

> Blog: https://platformed.info/

> Substack newsletter: http://platforms.substack.com/

> For a limited period, Sangeet is further offering a 45% discount to the Boundaryless community on his Startup and Enterprise courses, found at:https://platform.institute. Please use the code BOUNDARYLESS to avail the 45% discount. In case of any questions, please write to [e-mail]

Other references and mentions:

> Sangeet Choudary, Platform Scale: How an emerging business model helps startups build large empires with minimum investment, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/Platform-Scale-emerging-business-investment-ebook/dp/B015FAOKJ6

> Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary, Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You, 2016: https://www.amazon.com/Platform-Revolution-Networked-Transforming-Economyand-ebook/dp/B00ZAT8VS4

> Li Yin, “Unbundling Work from Employment”: https://li.substack.com/p/unbundling-work-from-employment

> The Entrepreneurial Age: Networks and a fragmenting world — with Nicolas Colin: https://stories.platformdesigntoolkit.com/the-entrepreneurial-age-networks-and-a-fragmenting-world-with-nicolas-colin-718c066b19bc

> Marketplaces: Unveiling the math behind society and what to do about it — with James Currier: https://stories.platformdesigntoolkit.com/marketplaces-unveiling-the-math-behind-society-and-what-to-do-about-it-aebefbac0c08

> Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited http://www.pagd.net/allPage/aboutUs/47?lang=EN_US

> Participatory City: http://www.participatorycity.org/

> Belt and Road Initiative: https://www.beltroad-initiative.com/belt-and-road/

> Electronic World Trade Platform: https://www.ewtp.org/

> Sidewalk Labs: https://www.sidewalklabs.com/

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Thanks for the ad-hoc music to Liosound / Walter Mobilio. Find his portfolio here: www.platformdesigntoolkit.com/music

Recorded on 18 September 2020