Konsultori resource on cooperation: The best evergreens articles fished out of the net. The archive has been growing since 2016 and collects analyses and frameworks, but it also showcases our expertise topics. We post the most interesting articles here so that you can read them and delve deeper.
Explaining networks with best practices
Andreessen Horowitz explains a masterpiece on network effects from networks to marketplaces to platforms using best practices and goes straight into single and multimode and how to get started. Perfectly explained on Slideshare.
Making the most of networks as an entrepreneur
The successful startup manager and Harvard graduate Alex von Tobel (LearnVest) reports how she deals with advisory boards. “There’s a metric that says you should attract at least one new smart, savvy person to your company every year. If you make an effort and talk to the best and brightest, you should be talking to two to three people a year, one of whom will ideally buy into your vision in some way.” To guide the growth of her business, she recommends having a group of advisors who are constantly renewing (3-year expiration programs) and providing appropriate input on whatever topics are currently needed be it fundraising, marketing, legal or regulatory issues, technology or human resources. Read more in the original on inc.com.
The network effect and its benefits for technology companies
Network effects account for 70% of the value of technology companies (according to a study by NFX). But how exactly does a network effect find its way into a business model? What types of network effects are there? What is the best way to deal with complexity? Answers and much more can be found in the excellent article by NFX here.
5 tips for strategic partnerships in the digital world
Strategy + Business has collected some good tips on how to get the most out of strategic collaborations. Collaboration is not easy and requires two very smart companies with experience in relationship building to make them productive over a long period of time. A good strategic partnership doesn’t happen overnight; the parties need a long, gradual process of rapprochement to make it work. You can find out more about this and the 5 tips here.