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How Data Sharing Changes Business Strategy with Michael Cusumano

“Building a reputation of trust and neutrality is really hard. The best way to do it is just to make it clear what business you will be in and what business you will not be in when you start competing with your customers.”

Platforms and ecosystems perform a fundamental function to connect companies, share data, and enable innovation. Michael Cusumano, Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School, has researched platform businesses and competition for over 30 years.

In this episode of the Inspiring the Next Game podcast, he explores the role of data in platform competition with Massimo Russo.

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