Monday, March 5, 2012

Phil Simon: The Age Of The Platform - Blog Business Success Radio

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Renowned technology expert, speaker, and author of the revolutionary and insightful book The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business, Phil Simon, describes how companies are rethinking their very approach to how they do business. Phil Simon points out that while technology is valuable, it's the reach of that technology that really matters. Companies are no longer building networks, but are creating entire ecosystems, moving their reach and impact in many more directions than ever before. Companies are harnessing the power of collaboration, rapid development, leading edge technologies, and innovation arriving from anywhere to build their new business models. Phil Simon provides rich insights into this new business model, and why it's critical to understand it in today's highly competitive marketplace.

Phil Simon is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, March 6, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Renowned technology expert, speaker, and author of the revolutionary and insightful book The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business, Phil Simon, describes how companies are rethinking their very approach to how they do business. You will learn:

* What having a business platform means in a changing Web 3.0 world

* How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google leveraged the power of platforms

* How to create a powerful business platform

* What the future holds for platform based business ecosystems



Phil Simon (photo left) is s the author of four management books. His fourth, The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business, is his most ambitious yet. A recognized technology expert, he consults companies on how to optimize their use of technology. His contributions have been featured on NBC, CNBC, Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, Fast Company, the American Express Open Forum, ComputerWorld, Technorati, ZDNet, abcnews.com, forbes.com, The New York Times, ReadWriteWeb, and many other sites.

While not consulting, Phil speaks about emerging trends and technologies. He also writes for a number of technology-oriented media outlets. He holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Cornell University.

My book review of The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business by Phil Simon.

My book review of The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses Is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies by Phil Simon.

My book review of Why New Systems Fail: An Insider's Guide to Successful IT Projects by Phil Simon.

My written Q and A interview with Phil Simon about the origins of writing and financing The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.

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Let's talk with renowned technology expert, speaker, and author of the revolutionary and insightful book The Age of the Platform: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business, Phil Simon, as he describes how companies are rethinking their very approach to how they do business. Phil Simon points out that while technology is valuable, it's the reach of that technology that really matters. Companies are no longer building networks, but are creating entire ecosystems, moving their reach and impact in many more directions than ever before. Companies are harnessing the power of collaboration, rapid development, leading edge technologies, and innovation arriving from anywhere to build their new business models. Phil Simon provides rich insights into this new business model, and why it's critical to understand it in today's highly competitive marketplace on Blog Business Success Radio.

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