105 / Innovation Through Open APIs: Shifting the Locus of Value Creation, with Marshall Van Alstyne
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Open APIs are sets of rules that enable systems to freely communicate with each other. They allow companies to “tap into the wisdom of the crowd,” Marshall Van Alstyne explains, shifting the burden of value creation to external sources. “You want people you don’t know to bring you ideas you don’t have,” he adds. In …
