We do a deep dive on a popular but difficult to execute tech strategy that manages to connect the dots between many disparate customers into a massive (and valuable!) network, exemplified by new features from Slack and Stripe that were announced this week.
Links:
<a href="https://www.axios.com/facebook-google-twitter-hearing-492cb696-b805-4a56-b6ad-c3aa97beaff7.html">Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs face House grilling</a>
<a href="https://www.bounce.house/">Bounce House</a>
<a href="https://cdixon.org/2015/01/31/come-for-the-tool-stay-for-the-network">Come for the tool, stay for the network</a>
<a href="https://slack.com/help/articles/1500001422062-Start-a-direct-message-with-someone-outside-your-company">Slack - Start a direct message with someone outside your company</a>
<a href="https://stripe.com/docs/payments/checkout/customization#link-with-stripe">Stripe - 1-click payments using Link with Stripe</a>

Apple and Facebook battle for the future

A weekly podcast hosted by Paul Canetti that explores the biggest themes in tech through the lens of the latest headlines.

Paul Canetti is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and sits on the Strategic Advisory Board of Riverside Acceleration Capital. He was the co-founder and CEO of MAZ, acquired in 2021, and has founded multiple other software businesses.

Canetti also does strategic consulting and corporate training. Previous clients include Verizon, Walmart, American Express, TikTok, and others.