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Philippe MEDA

Since 2007, Philippe has collaborated with hundreds of startups and advised numerous multinational corporations on disruptive innovation strategies. He also teaches MBA courses in Europe and Shanghai.

Anticipating network effects in the eighties

Anticipating network effects in the eighties

As much as network effects have been the beating heart of the digital wave that submerged most markets since the early 2000s, in the eighties, they were still very much underappreciated. Michael Dertouzos on NBC’s Today Show, August 8, 1983. pic.twitter.com/EIyNprSjgX — MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) August

◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #5 - Jay LATTA, Munich

◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #5 - Jay LATTA, Munich

A series of micro-interviews with people we work with. Partners in crime, current or former customers, all have a unique view on innovation and the current zeitgeist. Five questions on innovation, short answers. We might agree, we might disagree. No context, no comments.

How e-commerce is still confusing incumbent big retailers

How e-commerce is still confusing incumbent big retailers

I just read about an intriguing signal about incumbent big retailers. The TL;DR is that companies like Nordstrom or CVS are increasingly tweaking their C-suites structures by naming executives at specific roles to adjust to the explosive growth of e-commerce. Does it read like 2012 news? Kind of. Here&

Is the startup craze coming to a halt?

Is the startup craze coming to a halt?

In an unexpected move, Y Combinator, the historic mothership of the startup economy, will downsize its next wave of startup funding to 250 companies, down from more than 400. This is one event in an avalanche of recent news about startups downsizing or VC funds going bust (Softbank Vision Fund

Why inflation is an unprecedented challenge for tech

Why inflation is an unprecedented challenge for tech

Most of what is call the tech sector that went under explosive growth these last ten years has been built around digital consumer platforms; what I often derogatorily call the pizza-delivery sector. The underlying reasons have been pretty clear for a while: the incredible power of network effects build online,