Platform Business

Definitions

1. A business model that creates value mainly by enabling interactions, transactions, or building on top of a shared platform rather than only by selling a standalone product. Platform businesses often benefit from network and ecosystem effects.

   In plain English: A business built around a platform that enables others to connect, transact, or build on it.

   Example: "They stopped acting like a single app and started thinking like a platform business."

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