# Should Your Company Build an Open or Closed Ecosystem?

Source: https://hbr.org/2024/07/should-your-company-build-an-open-or-closed-ecosystem
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## Summary

Choosing between a closed, proprietary ecosystem and an open one is one of the biggest decisions companies need to make. Keurig, for example, could supply all the pods for its coffee machines or let third parties provide them. Electric vehicle maker Tesla faces the similar question of whether to keep its charging stations exclusive to its own cars or open them to competitors.

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One of the biggest decisions companies need to make is whether they want to build in a closed, proprietary ecosystem or an open one. While this is often thought of as a problem for digital

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Most companies, at one point or another, need to decide what kind of ecosystem they want to build or operate in. Consider a coffee maker like Keurig. Should it supply all of the pods for its machines (a closed ecosystem) or should it allow third parties to provide them (an open ecosystem)? Similarly, electric vehicle manufacturers like Tesla face the decision of whether to make their charging stations exclusive to their own cars or available to competitors.

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