When Bob Metcalfe was selling Ethernet to the world as a new networking technology in the 1980s at 3Com Corp., he had a clever sales pitch: You'll get more value out of the product the more of it you ...

Network effects occur when the value of a product or service increases as more users join the network, thereby profoundly influencing competitive dynamics in various industries. In network industries, ...

Look at the biggest businesses in tech: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Tesla. How did they get there? While the usual story—visionary leaders, big ideas, great execution, favorable market timing—is ...