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The Sharing Economy
by Arun Sundararajan • 2016
Trust between strangers, scaled by smartphones, is building an economy that sidesteps the firm.
3.66
491
The Sharing Economy Summary
The Sharing Economy 93%
Trust between strangers, scaled by smartphones, is building an economy that sidesteps the firm.
by Arun Sundararajan 2016
3.66
491 ratings
Platform Revolution
by Geoffrey G. Parker • 2016
The algorithm is the new assembly line, and network effects are the new economies of scale.
4.04
5k+
Platform Revolution Summary
Platform Revolution 93%
The algorithm is the new assembly line, and network effects are the new economies of scale.
by Geoffrey G. Parker 2016
4.04
5k+ ratings
Intention Economy
by Doc Searls • 2012
The market flipped: when customers bring the data and set the terms, everybody wins.
3.71
177
Intention Economy Summary
Intention Economy 92%
The market flipped: when customers bring the data and set the terms, everybody wins.
by Doc Searls 2012
3.71
177 ratings
The Age of Extraction
by Tim Wu • 2025
Tech platforms now extract wealth from everyone. History shows where that concentration leads.
3.89
1k+
The Age of Extraction Summary
The Age of Extraction 92%
Tech platforms now extract wealth from everyone. History shows where that concentration leads.
by Tim Wu 2025
3.89
1k+ ratings
WTF?
by Tim O'Reilly • 2017
The economy is now an algorithm, and nobody wrote human well-being into its code.
4.08
2k+
WTF? Summary
WTF? 92%
The economy is now an algorithm, and nobody wrote human well-being into its code.
by Tim O'Reilly 2017
4.08
2k+ ratings
Move Fast and Break Things
by Jonathan Taplin • 2017
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
3.59
2k+
Move Fast and Break Things Summary
Move Fast and Break Things 92%
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
by Jonathan Taplin 2017
3.59
2k+ ratings
Platform Scale
by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2015
Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.
4.19
527
Platform Scale Summary
Platform Scale 92%
Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.
by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2015
4.19
527 ratings
The Platform Delusion
by Jonathan A. Knee • 2021
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
3.98
223
The Platform Delusion Summary
The Platform Delusion 92%
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
by Jonathan A. Knee 2021
3.98
223 ratings
Web 2.0
by Amy Shuen • 2007
Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.
3.32
149
Web 2.0 Summary
Web 2.0 92%
Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.
by Amy Shuen 2007
3.32
149 ratings
The People's Platform
by Astra Taylor • 2012
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
4.04
610
The People's Platform Summary
The People's Platform 92%
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
by Astra Taylor 2012
4.04
610 ratings
Chokepoint Capitalism
by Rebecca Giblin • 2022
A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.
4.25
1k+
Chokepoint Capitalism Summary
Chokepoint Capitalism 92%
A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.
by Rebecca Giblin 2022
4.25
1k+ ratings
Like, Comment, Subscribe
by Mark Bergen • 2022
Three PayPal coworkers built a dating site. It became the algorithm deciding what the world watches.
3.72
1k+
Like, Comment, Subscribe Summary
Like, Comment, Subscribe 92%
Three PayPal coworkers built a dating site. It became the algorithm deciding what the world watches.
by Mark Bergen 2022
3.72
1k+ ratings
Unscaled
by Hemant Taneja • 2018
Size used to win. Now AI lets lean companies rent what big corporations had to build.
3.86
331
Unscaled Summary
Unscaled 92%
Size used to win. Now AI lets lean companies rent what big corporations had to build.
by Hemant Taneja 2018
3.86
331 ratings
The Mesh
by Lisa Gansky • 2010
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
3.66
1k+
The Mesh Summary
The Mesh 92%
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
by Lisa Gansky 2010
3.66
1k+ ratings
Working in Public
by Nadia Eghbal • 2020
Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.
3.92
951
Working in Public Summary
Working in Public 92%
Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.
by Nadia Eghbal 2020
3.92
951 ratings
Eat People
by Andy Kessler • 2011
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
3.63
393
Eat People Summary
Eat People 92%
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
by Andy Kessler 2011
3.63
393 ratings
Technofeudalism
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2023
Capitalism is dead. The successor isn't socialism but a digital feudalism run by tech platforms.
4.02
10k+
Technofeudalism Summary
Technofeudalism 91%
Capitalism is dead. The successor isn't socialism but a digital feudalism run by tech platforms.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2023
4.02
10k+ ratings
Competing in the Age of AI
by Marco Iansiti • 2020
AI dissolves the old limits of scale, scope, and learning, and demands a new corporate architecture.
3.82
1k+
Competing in the Age of AI Summary
Competing in the Age of AI 91%
AI dissolves the old limits of scale, scope, and learning, and demands a new corporate architecture.
by Marco Iansiti 2020
3.82
1k+ ratings
Buy Buttons
by Nick Loper • 2016
An extra $500 a month, one spare hour a day, and 300 platforms to make it happen.
3.97
201
Buy Buttons Summary
Buy Buttons 91%
An extra $500 a month, one spare hour a day, and 300 platforms to make it happen.
by Nick Loper 2016
3.97
201 ratings
Enshittification
by Cory Doctorow • 2025
Big Tech didn't turn evil; competition, regulation, and worker power simply stopped holding it back.
4.06
13k+
Enshittification Summary
Enshittification 91%
Big Tech didn't turn evil; competition, regulation, and worker power simply stopped holding it back.
by Cory Doctorow 2025
4.06
13k+ ratings
The Wealth of Networks
by Yochai Benkler • 2006
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
3.96
2k+
The Wealth of Networks Summary
The Wealth of Networks 91%
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
by Yochai Benkler 2006
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Lean Marketplace
by Juho Makkonen • 2018
The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.
4.30
243
The Lean Marketplace Summary
The Lean Marketplace 91%
The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.
by Juho Makkonen 2018
4.30
243 ratings
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier • 2013
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
3.77
4k+
Who Owns the Future? Summary
Who Owns the Future? 91%
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
by Jaron Lanier 2013
3.77
4k+ ratings
Mood Machine
by Liz Pelly • 2025
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
3.83
5k+
Mood Machine Summary
Mood Machine 91%
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
by Liz Pelly 2025
3.83
5k+ ratings
What Would Google Do?
by Jeff Jarvis • 2009
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
3.87
11k+
What Would Google Do? Summary
What Would Google Do? 91%
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
by Jeff Jarvis 2009
3.87
11k+ ratings
Subprime Attention Crisis
by Tim Hwang • 2020
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
3.61
1k+
Subprime Attention Crisis Summary
Subprime Attention Crisis 91%
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
by Tim Hwang 2020
3.61
1k+ ratings
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2014
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
3.92
2k+
The Zero Marginal Cost Society Summary
The Zero Marginal Cost Society 91%
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
by Jeremy Rifkin 2014
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Second Machine Age
by Erik Brynjolfsson • 2014
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
3.91
12k+
The Second Machine Age Summary
The Second Machine Age 91%
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
by Erik Brynjolfsson 2014
3.91
12k+ ratings
What's Mine Is Yours
by Rachel Botsman • 2010
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
3.96
1k+
What's Mine Is Yours Summary
What's Mine Is Yours 91%
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
by Rachel Botsman 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
3.82
30k+
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 91%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
Rockonomics
by Alan B. Krueger • 2019
Why do the top 1 percent of musicians earn almost everything? The answer reaches far beyond music.
3.91
875
Rockonomics Summary
Rockonomics 91%
Why do the top 1 percent of musicians earn almost everything? The answer reaches far beyond music.
by Alan B. Krueger 2019
3.91
875 ratings
Behind the Screen
by Sarah T. Roberts • 2019
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
3.65
168
Behind the Screen Summary
Behind the Screen 91%
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
by Sarah T. Roberts 2019
3.65
168 ratings
The Four
by Scott Galloway • 2017
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google: four companies, four instincts, one trillion-dollar playbook.
3.83
19k+
The Four Summary
The Four 91%
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google: four companies, four instincts, one trillion-dollar playbook.
by Scott Galloway 2017
3.83
19k+ ratings
Machine, Platform, Crowd
by Andrew McAfee • 2018
Machines outthink experts, platforms own customers, and outsiders solve what insiders cannot.
4.04
3k+
Machine, Platform, Crowd Summary
Machine, Platform, Crowd 91%
Machines outthink experts, platforms own customers, and outsiders solve what insiders cannot.
by Andrew McAfee 2018
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Exponential Age
by Azeem Azhar • 2021
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
3.98
1k+
The Exponential Age Summary
The Exponential Age 91%
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
by Azeem Azhar 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
Reshuffle
by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2025
AI doesn't just automate tasks. It rewrites who coordinates the system and who captures the value.
4.40
258
Reshuffle Summary
Reshuffle 91%
AI doesn't just automate tasks. It rewrites who coordinates the system and who captures the value.
by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2025
4.40
258 ratings
Who Gets What ― and Why
by Alvin E. Roth • 2015
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
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3k+
Who Gets What ― and Why Summary
Who Gets What ― and Why 90%
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
by Alvin E. Roth 2015
3.86
3k+ ratings
Bezonomics
by Brian Dumaine • 2020
The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.
3.76
2k+
Bezonomics Summary
Bezonomics 90%
The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.
by Brian Dumaine 2020
3.76
2k+ ratings
Free
by Chris Anderson • 2009
Free is not a price point; it's a business model built on attention, trust, and the new scarcities.
3.88
18k+
Free Summary
Free 90%
Free is not a price point; it's a business model built on attention, trust, and the new scarcities.
by Chris Anderson 2009
3.88
18k+ ratings
Get Rich or Lie Trying
by Symeon Brown • 2022
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
3.85
922
Get Rich or Lie Trying Summary
Get Rich or Lie Trying 90%
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
by Symeon Brown 2022
3.85
922 ratings
Survival of the Richest
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2022
Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.
3.83
3k+
Survival of the Richest Summary
Survival of the Richest 90%
Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2022
3.83
3k+ ratings
The End of Reality
by Jonathan Taplin • 2023
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
3.92
540
The End of Reality Summary
The End of Reality 90%
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
by Jonathan Taplin 2023
3.92
540 ratings
Read Write Own
by Chris Dixon • 2024
The architecture for internet networks no single company can control: ownership built into the code.
3.93
2k+
Read Write Own Summary
Read Write Own 90%
The architecture for internet networks no single company can control: ownership built into the code.
by Chris Dixon 2024
3.93
2k+ ratings
Average Is Over
by Tyler Cowen • 2013
The labor market is now a chess match: winning means teaming up with the machine.
3.64
2k+
Average Is Over Summary
Average Is Over 90%
The labor market is now a chess match: winning means teaming up with the machine.
by Tyler Cowen 2013
3.64
2k+ ratings
Winning the Right Game
by Ron Adner • 2021
Kodak won the technology battle and still went bankrupt. The killer wasn't a competitor.
4.26
130
Winning the Right Game Summary
Winning the Right Game 90%
Kodak won the technology battle and still went bankrupt. The killer wasn't a competitor.
by Ron Adner 2021
4.26
130 ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 90%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
Swipe to Unlock
by Parth Detroja • 2017
Why Google and Facebook give everything away free, and how you can repurpose their strategies.
4.22
3k+
Swipe to Unlock Summary
Swipe to Unlock 90%
Why Google and Facebook give everything away free, and how you can repurpose their strategies.
by Parth Detroja 2017
4.22
3k+ ratings
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
643
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere 90%
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022
4.16
643 ratings
YouthNation
by Matt Britton • 2015
Eighty million young Americans dismantled marketing, work, and ownership. Most brands never noticed.
4.06
18
YouthNation Summary
YouthNation 90%
Eighty million young Americans dismantled marketing, work, and ownership. Most brands never noticed.
by Matt Britton 2015
4.06
18 ratings
Radical Markets
by Eric A. Posner • 2018
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
3.95
2k+
Radical Markets Summary
Radical Markets 90%
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
by Eric A. Posner 2018
3.95
2k+ ratings
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