Jared Ecker is a researcher and fact-checker. He possesses over a decade of experience in the Nuclear and National Defense sectors resolving issues on platforms as varied as stealth bombers to UAVs.

Defining a Powerful Competitive Advantage Types of Network Effects Key Metrics for Evaluating Network Strength Use Network Effects to Strengthen Client Portfolios While many companies chase trends, a ...

A network effect occurs when a product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it. This creates a self-reinforcing cycle that attracts new users, increases retention, and lowers customer ...

The world is much smaller than we think, and many of us have had the experience of meeting someone new and being astonished by the coincidence of how many friends or acquaintances we have in common.

High switching costs make it difficult, costly, or both for customers to switch from one supplier to another. Many software and service-related companies benefit from high switching costs; Automatic ...

I have written previously about Intent-Based Networking (IBN) ("Intent: Don’t Tell Me What to Do! (Tell Me What You Want)", "The Most Important Work in SDN: Have We Got It Backward?") and the ...

Drew Austin is a writer and urban planner in New York City. He's also something of a Twitter addict. Since Elon Musk acquired the platform in October, Austin has noticed his Twitter feed devolve into ...

Santiago Roel Santos, founder and CEO of crypto investment company Inversion Capital, said cryptocurrencies are not subject to positive network effects, but other experts disagree. In a recent ...

The network effect is a phenomenon where the value of a product or service increases as more people use it. As the user base grows, there are more opportunities for interactions, which can lead to ...

In the current economic environment, investors—both seasoned and new—are seeking strategies for safeguarding their assets in case of sharp volatility and a potential recession. As there is no one-size ...