Why the Future Belongs to Platforms, Plug-Ins, and Stacks

About this episode

The episode discusses how platforms and aligned solutions are transforming business growth in healthcare.

Why platforms, platform-aligned solutions, and upgrade portfolios are replacing standalone products. Healthcare is entering a phase where the economics of growth have fundamentally changed. The companies scaling fastest are not launching more features, more products, or more narrowly defined point solutions. Instead, they are making a different kind of investment by building platforms designed for reuse.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Schrimpf

Topics covered

• platforms
• business growth
• healthcare economics
• product development
• reuse solutions

Keywords

• platforms
• business
• healthcare
• growth
• product solutions
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Healthcare

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