Ecosystems and Platforms — LinkedIn Learning Course
By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Online course on Lynda.com | This conversation with Ben demystifies ecosystems and platform strategies. It builds…
Alliance Design (MA)
Strategic Partnerships — LinkedIn Learning Course
By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Online course on Lynda.com | This fast-paced course builds on the ideas and tools in Remix Strategy and…
Why Your Partnership Contract Is Too Important to Be Left to the Lawyers
By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Originally in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW | Behind every partnership lurks an “incomplete contract” — a concept for which…
The False Security of Contracts — HP vs Oracle
By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Originally in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW | Hewlett Packard and Oracle are embroiled in a marriage spat that would…
A Partnership Is Not a Purchase Order
By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Originally in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW | Scott McNealy, ex-CEO of Sun Microsystems, tweeted this message last month: “Most…
Outsourcing: Where Will You Draw the Line?
By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Originally in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW | The Defense Department is due to report to Congress that…
Relationship Lessons from the Ford-Firestone Breakup
(Bridge Forum Op-Ed) Firestone’s breakup with Ford is the most public corporate divorce in recent memory. But it is far…
Strategy Before Structure
The Alliance Analyst (1998) The shallow strategic foundation of some alliances has resulted in some rickety deal structures. These structures…
Outsource, Don’t Abdicate
(CIO Magazine) The term “outsourcing” is an unfortunate one. With every outsourced task comes a new responsibility to govern that…