"One of the most significant inflection points many businesses are facing is the reality that their fates are not in their own hands. Instead, they depend on the actions of ecosystem players. Joachimsthaler's insightful book is a timely guide for how to navigate this new context. We all know that something fundamental has changed in how businesses deliver value, but many of us have no idea what to do about it. This deeply insightful book takes you behind the scenes to explore the idea of shared value - for real. Virality, network effects and learning have changed the very nature of competitive advantage. This deeply insightful book will show you how to use these shifts to your advantage." (Rita Gunther McGrath, professor, Columbia Business School)

"A thrilling new way of looking at a successful business model for the future. This fascinating book contains great business stories-such as LEGO, John Deere, Alibaba, Flatiron Health, and more-as well as important thinking today's CEOs should become familiar with." (Vijay Govindarajan Coxe Distinguished Professor at Tuck at Dartmouth NYT and WSJ best-selling author, Three Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation)

"A fascinating, practical and insightful book that brilliantly examines the value that platform thinking can bring to companies and brands in today's hyper-connected world." (Sangeet Paul Choudary, CEO of Platformation Labs, international best-selling coauthor, Platform Revolution and author of Platform Scale)