Studies in digital economy and platform research
Culture
Over the last year of travel, I have eaten alone in restaurants in twelve cities across four continents. What I thought would be mildly uncomfortable logistics turned out to reveal surprising amounts ...
Opinion
Somewhere in the last fifteen years, a specific way of thinking about problems became dominant in technology circles. Every social inefficiency, every imperfect institution, every gap in services beca...
Technology
Artificial intelligence has moved from a behind-the-scenes optimization tool to a central force reshaping how entertainment content is created, distributed, and consumed. From recommendation engines t...
Labor Economics
This analysis examines labor market effects of remote work adoption using administrative employment data from 14 countries between Q1 2020 and Q4 2025. We focus on three outcome variables: wage differ...
Technology
While Western markets maintain a pattern of specialized single-purpose apps, Southeast Asia has embraced the super app model — where ride-hailing, food delivery, payments, commerce, and financial serv...
Software
We spent four weeks with six productivity apps that have gained significant traction among remote teams in 2026. Our testing involved real workflows — project management, async communication, document...
Startups
Product-market fit gets the most attention in startup advice, but founder-market fit — the match between founders and the problem they are solving — often determines whether product-market fit can be ...
Platform Strategy
The platform landscape is consolidating into bundled offerings across virtually every digital services category. Standalone products that were once viable are increasingly being absorbed into broader ...
Reporting draws on research published by Crorepati7 India.