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What the evolution of cities can teach us about building platforms

Intercom, Inc.

Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West , a leader in urban theory and the scientific modelling of cities, noted in his book Scale that “the job of a city is to facilitate and enhance [the continual exchange of information, goods and money between people] by providing the appropriate infrastructure. And cities follow this same trend.

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The SaaS Trust Crisis with Godard Abel (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

My background as a SaaS entrepreneur, and then share the big trends we’re seeing in the world of SaaS, both what we’re seeing over the next few years and then also zeroing in on what has changed in the last few weeks in the middle of this COVID crisis. This was a 30 year mega trend into the future.