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Nicholas Johnson

  • Head of Platform, Applico

Nicholas L. Johnson is Head of Platform at Applico, where he oversees the company’s research into how platforms work. He works with clients on business model design and bringing cutting-edge platforms to market. Prior to joining Applico, he spent several years as an editor at the Institute for New Economic Thinking where he worked closely with the Institute’s leadership, including six Nobel Prize-winning economists. Johnson is also the world’s first Pokemon Go Master.

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Modern Monopolies

Video Featuring Nicholas Johnson and Rob Johnson | Jul 21, 2016

With the power of modern computing being harnessed into increasingly small and portable devices, what do digital platforms mean for the entrenched global economy?