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02Building an ecosystem

New technology, new business model

Taking a new distribution technology to market through partnerships rather than headcount.

Situation

A shift in how a category was produced, distributed and paid for, ahead of the market being ready to accept it.

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What mattered

Being early is only an advantage if the commercial model travels. Distribution technology without partners is a demo.

The decisions

Which side of the market to build for first, what to own versus license, and which partners could carry volume without owning the relationship with the end customer.

My role

Founder and operator: proposition, business model, partner strategy and the commercial negotiations that made the technology usable at scale.

Outcome

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What I learned

Ecosystems are not a growth channel you add later. They are a design decision you take at the start, and they dictate architecture.

Next situation

Venture creation

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Amsterdam · Europe
Fractional Executive · Strategic Advisor · Operating Partner