What is a platform company? Platform companies mainly mean that both demanders and suppliers are B-end enterprises, not end consumers. This kind of company belongs to enterprise platform company. Platform formula, its business system scope must have at least three participants, platform side, demander and supplier.
The business model of the platform company can be basically summarized into three stages: 1. It is just a small platform that allows two or more parties to quickly establish contact and reach a deal.
2. Then try our best to provide all-round quality services for all parties concerned on the platform and promote more and more participants and derivative products on the platform.
3. With the continuous expansion and optimization of the content of the platform, its functions and ability to meet the needs of many parties are becoming more and more abundant, and finally it has evolved into a stable and diverse huge ecosystem.
There are three kinds of platform companies, namely resource-based platform companies, process-based platform companies and product-based platform companies.
Resource-based platform companies can provide necessary resources for start-up or growth institutions and reduce various barriers to entry, such as funds, time, channels, brands, talents and so on. Many laboratories open to the outside world are also resource-based platform companies.
Compared with resource-based platforms, process-based platform companies are higher-level platform organizations and also cover the general contents of resource-based platforms. Process-based platform companies are not imaginary, and it is often the successful operation of such companies in business practice that causes peers to recognize their efficient processes.
Product platform company is a product platform organization, looking for like-minded people in various resources, following some established processes and constantly creating new ones. This is organic tissue.