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Chenyi Shi

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Chenyi Shi defines a platform as an intermediary for transactions and says the definition is not limited to digital technologies.

“We think of it as an intermediary for transactions. And that's it. I know sometimes we see people sort of think of platforms as being bounded to digital technologies.”

Acquired · Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi), 0:09:43

Undated

Chenyi Shi argues that YouTube accumulates knowledge about each user's tastes and other viewers' watch time, which makes search easier than on a copycat platform.

“YouTube accumulates this unique set of knowledge about both what you like and watch time of others that attest to the quality of the video.”

Acquired · Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi), 0:27:34

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Chenyi Shi describes YouTube as charging users in attention, monetizing that attention through advertising and then paying creators.

“they have accumulated so much heterogeneous content that they are able to charge enough mindshare from their users. And they monetize that mindshare with advertising dollars, which they then pay their creators.”

Acquired · Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi), 0:29:13

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Chenyi Shi defines surplus leader margin, a concept from Hamilton Helmer's book 7 Powers, as the most a leader can charge above a competitor while keeping its competitive position.

“this concept that we call surplus leader margin, which is the maximum price you can charge more than a competitor while still maintaining your competitive position.”

Acquired · Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi), 0:43:58

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