02 — Building an ecosystem
New technology, new business model
Taking a new distribution technology to market through partnerships rather than headcount.
- Digital Distribution
- Ecommerce
- Business Model Design
- Commercial Partnerships
- Scale
- Ecosystem
Situation
A shift in how a category was produced, distributed and paid for, ahead of the market being ready to accept it.
Specific companies, dates and figures pending confirmation for publication.
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
Detail and results pending confirmation for publication.
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 →