Platform Strategy Assessment

Assess platform potential for {{product_name}}.

Current state: {{current_state}}
Ecosystem vision: {{vision}}
Market context: {{context}}

**Platform Assessment:**

**1. Platform Characteristics Check**

*Multi-sided Value*
- Who are the sides?
- What value flows between them?
- Network effects present?

*Core Transaction*
- What is exchanged?
- How is value created?
- How is value captured?

**2. Current vs Platform State**

| Dimension | Current (Product) | Target (Platform) |
| Value creation | | |
| Value capture | | |
| Control model | | |
| Scalability | | |

**3. Platform Layers**

*Infrastructure Layer*
- APIs and integrations
- Developer tools
- Data infrastructure

*Marketplace Layer*
- Discovery
- Transaction support
- Trust mechanisms

*Application Layer*
- First-party apps
- Third-party apps
- User-created content

**4. Ecosystem Analysis**

*Potential Partners*
- Developer segments
- Complementors
- Service providers

*Value Proposition to Each*
- Why would they join?
- What do they get?

**5. Platform Risks**
- Chicken-and-egg problem
- Ecosystem quality control
- Disintermediation risk

**6. Recommendations**
- Platform viability assessment
- Path to platform
- Key milestones