N=1, R=G — The future belongs to ecosystems, not isolated products
N=1 (Personalized Demand) + R=G (Global Resource Integration) = Ecosystem Competitive Advantage
N=1: Every customer needs a unique, personalized experience — one-size-fits-all is dead.
R=G (Resources = Global/Ecosystem): You cannot serve N=1 alone. You need an ecosystem of partners and contributors.
Platform Logic: Don't build all the products. Build the platform that enables others to build them.
The Competition of the Future: It's not product vs. product. It's ecosystem vs. ecosystem.
Instead of writing all the code, GitHub built an open 'LEGO brick warehouse' for the world's developers. Result: acquired by Microsoft for $7.5B — the infrastructure of the software industry.
Apple didn't build every app. It built the platform and ecosystem that let developers create value — forming an unassailable moat of 1.8M+ apps.