Here is a list of web pages that contain additional material and background information for the book Digital Business Ecosystems. Literature references in these pages can be found in the bibliography section of the book.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Business Ecosystems
Chapter 3. Platforms
- Platform definitions
- What is infrastructure?
- Platforms and product lines
- Layering as an abstraction
- Starting and growing a platform
- Absorption and envelopment by platforms
Chapter 4. Business Models
- Failures during the e-commerce hype
- A comparison of business model templates
- Atlas Copco business model wheel
- Business model transformations of McKesson
- Business model transformation of the Encyclopædia Britannica
Chapter 5. Value Proposition design
Chapter 6. Value Network design
Chapter 7. Revenue Model Design
Chapter 8. Cash Flow Analysis
Chapter 9. Risk Assessment
Chapter 10. Delivery Model Design
Chapter 11. Amazon Marketplace
Chapter 12. Facebook
Chapter 13. The Electricity Grid
Appendix A. Design Thinking
Appendix B. The TVE Business Model Diamond
Appendix C. How to Draw Value Models
Appendix D. How to Draw E3value Diagrams
Appendix E. Software