a winner-take-all world is emerging in which a small number of “hub firms”
expanding share of the value
shaping our collective economic future
transforming it from product-driven to networkdriven
the hub economy will spread across more industries, further concentrating data, value, and power in the hands of a small number of firms employing a tiny fraction of the workforce
could exacerbate already dangerous levels of income inequality, undermine the economy, and even lead to social instability
create and control essential connections in the networks that pervade our economy
they own access to billions of mobile consumers that other product and service providers want to reach
increasing returns
controlling crucial competititve bottlenecks
They can extract dispropotionate value
tip the global competitive balance
To remain competitive
transform their core businesses
develop new revenue opportunities
develop new revenue opportunities
manage collective risks
sustain the networks and communities
hub strategies that foster a more stable economy and united society will drive differentiation among the hub firms themselves
Fake news affect traffic on the hubs
hubs have to consider the long-term societal impact of their decisions prioritize their ethical responsibilities to the large economic ecosystems that increasingly revolve around them
Digital domino Effect
performance improvements will continue driving the augmentation and replacement of human activity with digital tools
network’s value increases with the number of nodes the dynamic we think of as network effects
migration from payment tools to the broader financial services and insurance
many players competing in traditionally separate industries get winnowed down to just a few hub firms that capture a growing share of the overall economic value created
Hardware centricityto network structures centered on iOs and Android platforms
he growing power of WeChat in messaging and communications; along with Facebook and others, it’s challenging traditional telecom service providers
Automotive sector
cars connected to digital networks as a new source of value
manufacturers have to think on dashboards to connect
apps are based on location but next step will be to get autonomus cars
services at driving experience more important: insurence, maintenance, road construction, enforcement
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE ARE HARD TO BEAT
A firm gains no particular advantage as its user base continues to increase beyond already efficient levels, which enables multiple competitors to coexist
Some digital technologies, however, exhibit increasing returns to scale
better as many ads has
the more consumers increasess available apps
costumer rises with apps
Pushing back
New technologieas are copetinf sucha as augmented reality, virtual reality, voice activated technology.
IoT (internet of things), getting as HUBs
platforms that make industrial sector more competitive
value changes as much as companies compete, innovate and respond to pressure
companiesa need to make products and services available on multiple hubs
difusing the capture of value trhugh competition
collective action
Open sources with legacy of common intellectual property, capabilities and methodologies
Sustaining balance in the digital economy
The public concerns are about privacy, online tracking, cybersecurity and data aggregation
Ethics
Hubs need to incorporate value sharing, value creation and value capture
Big companies provide and develop frameworks, software tools and oportunities to business models
Preserving strenght and productivity of complementary communities shuld be fundamental
Hubs have to promote healt and sustaintability
encourage competition, protect cosnumer wlfare, and foster economich stability