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  • 16 May 2022
  • News

Why Build in Web3

Keywords: Web3
  • February 23, 2022
  • Article

Can WEB3 Bring Back Competition to Digital Platforms?

By: Christian Catalini and Scott Duke Kominers
Like the early Internet, blockchain and Web3 applications promise a new wave of decentralization and competition—yet at the same time, it is unclear which of the dynamics that drove concentration in online platforms and services will remain in force under the Web3... View Details
Keywords: Web3; Blockchain; Interoperability; Internet and the Web; Technological Innovation; Competition; Digital Platforms
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  • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
  • Technical Note

Web3 Business Model Design for Entrepreneurs

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Liang Wu
Keywords: Web3; Internet and the Web
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  • Article

Why Build in Web3

By: Jad Esber and Scott Duke Kominers
A major change is coming to the internet. While today’s dominant platforms have guarded their troves of user data and maintained an advantage through network effects, new companies—working in what they're calling a “Web3” model—are proposing a new value proposition to... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; User Experience; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Internet and the Web; Competition; Web Services Industry
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  • 23 Feb 2022
  • News

Can WEB3 Bring Back Competition to Digital Platforms?

  • May 20, 2024
  • Article

Porter’s Five Forces and Competitive Advantage in Web3

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Liang Wu
Competitive strategy — the art of crafting and executing plans to achieve an advantageous position in the market — is integral to any business, and especially relevant for platforms because it determines their ability to achieve network effects and scale. But web3... View Details
Keywords: Five Forces Framework; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Network Effects; Digital Transformation
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  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Leading Businesses in a Web3 World

Illustration by Daniel Hertzberg Web3 is poised to transform everything we do online by decentralizing and democratizing the internet. That transformation is already underway in the business world: built on blockchain technology that offers increased security and... View Details
  • July–August 2024
  • Article

Navigating the Future of Online Advertising with WEB3

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Ben Plomion
or years, digital ad spend was a steadily growing portion of marketing budgets. But online advertising faces challenges that mean a transformative shift in digital marketing. Meanwhile, so-called “Web3” has emerged as a medium that can change ad spend and how personal... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Advertising; Digital Marketing
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  • 25 Jan 2024
  • News

Demystifying NFTs, Blockchains, and Web3 in Simple Terms

  • 02 Jun 2022
  • News

The Pivot to Web3 Is Going to Get People Hurt

  • December 2023
  • Case

Beyond the Runway: Gucci's Leap into the Web3 Era

By: Marco Di Maggio and Marc Baumann
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  • May 2024
  • Teaching Note

Beyond the Runway: Gucci's Leap into the Web3 Era

By: Marco Di Maggio
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  • December 22, 2023
  • Article

How NFTs Will Make a Comeback in 2024

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Steve Kaczynski
NFTs are poised to be a major driver of Web3 adoption in 2024 – but the successful projects will look very different from what’s come before. View Details
Keywords: NFTs; Web3; Crypto Economy; Value Creation; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy
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    The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create

    A Harvard Business School professor and a16z crypto research partner and a career marketer and Web3 entrepreneur demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline... View Details
    • Forthcoming
    • Book

    The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create

    By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
    We demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline interactions.

    NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Systems; Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Markets; E-commerce; Market Design; Value; Customer Value and Value Chain; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Organizational Structure; Customer Ownership; Ownership; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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    • May 2022
    • Case

    From GOP to NFT: Anthony Scaramucci and the Launch of Flatter NFT

    By: Lauren Cohen, Richard Ryffel and Grace Headinger
    Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Director of SkyBridge Capital, considered whether he should officially greenlight the launch of SkyBridge’s own NFT platform — Flatter NFT. He had led the investment firm to push first into Bitcoin and then Ethereum to make SkyBridge a... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startup; Fintech; Technology; Cryptocurrency; Web3; Business Startups; Volatility; Decision Making; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Strategic Planning; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Finance; Currency; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; New York (city, NY)
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    • February 2024 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    Uniswap: Fighting a Vampire Attack (A)

    By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Liang Wu
    This is the first of a three-case series that explores the challenges faced by Uniswap, a key player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Founded by Hayden Adams, the case traces Uniswap's rapid growth from a simple idea inspired by a Reddit post to becoming one... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Crypto Economy; Community; Decentralization; Decentralized Exchange; Decentralized Finance; Open Platforms; Open-source Innovation; Market Distruption; Stablecoin; Vampire Attack; Web3; Token; Digital Platforms; Entrepreneurship; Governance; Technological Innovation; Competitive Strategy; Financial Liquidity; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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    • January 12, 2023
    • Article

    Progressive Decentralization: A High-level Framework

    By: Jad Esber and Scott Duke Kominers
    We explain a high-level framework for designing for future decentralization up front, and offer some guidance about when and how to do so. The guidelines apply to both web3 projects and more traditional organizations. View Details
    Keywords: Crypto Economy; Cryptocurrency; Decentralization; Decentralized Autonomous Organizations; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Management; Organization Behavior; Organization And Management Theory; Organization Form; Organizational Structure
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    • October 2022
    • Case

    Single.Earth

    By: Rembrand Koning and Emer Moloney
    Estonian greentech company Single.Earth is launching a nature-backed token that is linked to and funds the protection of a specific plot fo land. The first landowners had been onboarded to the company's Digital Twin, a virtual representation of the planet's natural... View Details
    Keywords: Alternative Assets; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Natural Resources; Pollution; Analytics and Data Science; Marketing; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Market Timing; Strategy; Green Technology Industry; Estonia
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    • 09 Jul 2024
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Brand Building

    Keywords: Re: Scott Duke Kominers; Technology