7 Ways to Fail at Building a Platform
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Abstract, as submitted
Building your own platform seems attractive, but it's a risky proposition. When you build it, you own it, all of it. Based on 10 years of case studies of large organizations, Coté will go over seven risks of building your own platform.
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