platform

also referred to as: platforms

8 statements across 8 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Steven Sinofsky · across every show →

Everything said about platform, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019
Insight
Sinofsky: Platform development inherently makes cross-platform development harder
“At the heart, the goal of developing a platform, you know, has the side effect, whether you think it's intended or otherwise, of making cross-platform development harder.”
Steven Sinofsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:32 a16z Podcast | The Promise (and Nightmare) of Cross-Platform Software
Jan 2, 2019
Insight
Hariharan: Platforms Do Not Require Viral Growth for Network Effects
“Platforms or marketplaces don't need to have network, viral growth to have network effects.”
Anu Hariharan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 21:12 a16z Podcast | Not all Network Effects Are Created Equal
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rogers: Will not invest in platforms lacking neutral governance bodies
“I'm not going to invest in a platform that is not, like, in a neutral body, right?”
Michael Rogers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 35:10 a16z Podcast | The Changing Culture of Open Source
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
O'Reilly: Extractive platform control, not technology, causes income inequality
“We have built an economy where a small number of people own and control platforms, and many of them are using those platforms extractively and competing with the ecosystem as a whole. That's why we see this vast income inequality, why we see you know, the holl…”
Tim O'Reilly Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 28:16 a16z Podcast | Platforming the Future
Sep 25, 2023 neutral
Insight
Scott: Platform breakthroughs take years to emerge after initial release
“The most valuable things that get done on the platforms are not the things that got deployed in the first year or two of the platform change.”
Kevin Scott Sep 25, 2023 ▶ 9:32 AI Copilots and the Future of Knowledge Work with Microsoft's Kevin Scott
Oct 30, 2024 positive
Opinion
Balasubramaniyan: Media platforms should be held accountable for labeling AI content
“And the only other thing that I'll say is right now, because we consume things through a lot of platforms, Platforms should be held accountable at some level to, you know, clearly demarcating what is real and what is not, right? Because otherwise it's going to…”
Vijay Balasubramaniyan Oct 30, 2024 ▶ 28:13 Can We Detect a Deepfake?
Feb 6, 2025
Insight
Sinofsky: Building first-party apps is key to creating great software platforms
“Because the best feedback loop to build a great platform for other people to use is to be building apps.”
Steven Sinofsky Feb 6, 2025 ▶ 42:00 What DeepSeek Means For The Future Of AI | Tech Veterans Weigh In
Jul 30, 2025 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hayes: AI screen time will follow one of three future trajectories
“My wonder if it produces a kind of brute force level of pollution that then actually becomes hard to manage for the platforms. Two, it produces, it gets so good that it kind of creates this kind of Surreal new genre of like pure attentional drug, like the slot…”
Chris Hayes Jul 30, 2025 ▶ 36:57 AI Content and the War for Your Attention
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