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Articles by Zishan Mohammad.

The original Medium archive: innovation, platform strategy, AI, blockchain, OTT markets, and enterprise transformation.

  1. 01
    Feb 15, 2021
    14 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    Change is hard, why firms fail to scale innovation?

    Why incumbents struggle to scale innovation, and what organization design, platform economics, AI, and blockchain change about the transformation problem.

    • change
    • platform
    • innovation
    • digital transformation

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  2. 02
    Jan 24, 2021
    11 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    The Cognitive firm = AI + Blockchain

    A frame for the cognitive firm: how AI and blockchain reshape firm architecture, platform power, trust, and operating models.

    • AI
    • blockchain
    • platform economy
    • transformation

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  3. 03
    Jun 6, 2018
    7 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    Why Project Management Sucks in Enterprises?

    A practical look at why complex product work gets stuck inside enterprise collaboration, management, and organization structures.

    • organization design
    • project management
    • product management

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  4. 04
    Oct 2, 2017
    3 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    Roku's Rocking Future

    Roku's IPO through a platform lens: why a TV interface company faces pressure from larger platform systems like Amazon, Apple, and Google.

    • Roku
    • OTT
    • strategy
    • platform

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  5. 05
    Jul 18, 2016
    9 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    Video OTT Market Fight: Telco Versus GAFAs

    A market-structure read of video OTT competition between telecom operators and internet platforms.

    • OTT
    • telco
    • GAFA
    • strategy

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  6. 06
    Jul 5, 2016
    8 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    Video OTT market explained

    A map of the video OTT market: why companies enter it, which segments they chase, and how platform dynamics shape the fight.

    • video
    • advertising
    • platform
    • entertainment

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  7. 07
    Jun 3, 2016
    8 min read
    Zishan Mohammad

    OTT Data Monetization: Yes, we can

    How telecom operators can think about OTT platform data, audience monetization, and advertising flows.

    • OTT
    • big data
    • advertising
    • platform

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