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John Seely Brown
Power of Pull, edge strategies (with Hagel)
John Seely Brown, also known as "JSB", is an American researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bent towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities. Brown was director of Xerox PARC from 1990 to 2000 and chief scientist at Xerox from 1992 to 2002; during this time the company played a leading role in the development of numerous influential computer technologies. Brown is the co-author of The Social Life of Information, a 2000 book which analyzes the adoption of information technologies.
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02Alex Karp
Palantir: forward-deployed-engineer service-to-software model
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03Alex Osterwalder
Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas
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04Alexander Osterwalder (BMG)
Business Model Generation arc — distinct from canvas (testing/portfolio)
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05Andrei Hagiu
Multi-sided platforms, MSP economics
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06Andrew Mason
Groupon: daily-deal collective-buying model
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07Andrew McAfee
Second Machine Age, Machine-Platform-Crowd
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08Andy Dunn
Bonobos: digitally-native vertical brand (DNVB) thesis
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10 May 2026