Due to network effects and switching costs in platform markets, entrants generally must offer revolutionary functionality. We explore a second entry path that does not rely upon Schumpeterian innovation: platform envelopment. Through envelopment, a provider in one platform market can enter...

Preface -- Today : welcome to the platform revolution -- Network effects: the power of the platform -- Architecture : principles for designing a successful platform -- Disruption : how platforms conquer and transform traditional industries -- Launch : chicken or egg? eight ways to launch a...