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# Ecosystem PRD Template
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## 🌍 Ecosystem Vision
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*"We're building a [ecosystem type] where [primary user] can [core value] while enabling [secondary users] to [derived value], creating a self-reinforcing network of [network effect]."*
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## 🏗️ Ecosystem Architecture
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### Core Platform (The Foundation)
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- **Primary Service**: [Main product/service]
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- **Data Layer**: [Information architecture]
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- **API Infrastructure**: [Integration capabilities]
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- **Security Framework**: [Trust and safety]
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### Primary Users (The Foundation Species)
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- **User Type A**: [Core users who create primary value]
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- **User Type B**: [Users who consume and amplify value]
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- **User Type C**: [Users who provide complementary services]
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### Secondary Users (The Supporting Species)
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- **Developers**: [Third-party integrations]
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- **Partners**: [Business relationships]
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- **Administrators**: [Platform management]
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## 🔄 Network Effects Map
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```
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Primary Users (A)
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↓ Creates Value
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Secondary Users (B)
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↓ Consumes & Amplifies
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More Primary Users (A)
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↓ Network Effect
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Ecosystem Growth
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↓ New Use Cases
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Expanded User Types
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```
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## 🎯 Value Exchange Matrix
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| User Type | Gives | Receives | Network Effect |
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|-----------|-------|----------|----------------|
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| Type A | [Value provided] | [Value received] | [How it grows network] |
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| Type B | [Value provided] | [Value received] | [How it grows network] |
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| Type C | [Value provided] | [Value received] | [How it grows network] |
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## 🌱 Growth Mechanisms
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### Viral Loops
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- **Loop 1**: [Primary user → Secondary user → More primary users]
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- **Loop 2**: [Secondary user → New use case → Different user type]
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- **Loop 3**: [Data accumulation → Better service → More users]
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### Flywheel Effects
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- **Data Flywheel**: [How data improves the product]
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- **Network Flywheel**: [How users attract more users]
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- **Quality Flywheel**: [How quality attracts better users]
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## 🔧 Core Features (Ecosystem Services)
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### Foundation Services
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- **Service 1**: [Core functionality for primary users]
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- **Purpose**: [Why it exists]
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- **Network Effect**: [How it grows the ecosystem]
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- **Success Metrics**: [How to measure impact]
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- **Service 2**: [Supporting functionality]
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- **Purpose**: [Why it exists]
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- **Network Effect**: [How it grows the ecosystem]
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- **Success Metrics**: [How to measure impact]
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### Integration Layer
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- **API Gateway**: [How others connect]
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- **Webhook System**: [Real-time notifications]
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- **SDK/Developer Tools**: [Easier integration]
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## 📊 Ecosystem Metrics
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### Network Health Indicators
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- **User Diversity**: [Balance between user types]
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- **Engagement Depth**: [How deeply users interact]
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- **Value Exchange Rate**: [Efficiency of value transfer]
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### Growth Indicators
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- **Network Size**: [Total users across all types]
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- **Connection Density**: [Interactions between users]
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- **Value Creation**: [Total value generated]
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### Sustainability Indicators
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- **User Retention**: [Long-term engagement]
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- **Value Distribution**: [Fairness across user types]
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- **Ecosystem Stability**: [Resistance to disruption]
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## 🚀 Launch Strategy
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### Phase 1: Foundation (Months 1-3)
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- **Target**: [Initial user type]
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- **Goal**: [Establish core value]
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- **Success**: [Minimum viable network]
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### Phase 2: Expansion (Months 4-6)
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- **Target**: [Secondary user types]
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- **Goal**: [Activate network effects]
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- **Success**: [Self-sustaining growth]
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### Phase 3: Ecosystem (Months 7-12)
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- **Target**: [Full ecosystem]
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- **Goal**: [Market leadership]
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- **Success**: [Dominant platform]
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## 🔗 Integration Strategy
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### Partner Ecosystem
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- **Strategic Partners**: [Key business relationships]
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- **Technology Partners**: [Technical integrations]
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- **Community Partners**: [User community building]
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### Developer Ecosystem
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- **API Strategy**: [How to enable developers]
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- **Documentation**: [Developer resources]
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- **Support System**: [Developer assistance]
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## 🛡️ Ecosystem Governance
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### Trust & Safety
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- **Content Moderation**: [How to handle bad actors]
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- **Quality Control**: [Maintaining standards]
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- **Dispute Resolution**: [Handling conflicts]
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### Platform Rules
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- **User Guidelines**: [Acceptable behavior]
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- **Data Policies**: [Privacy and security]
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- **Revenue Sharing**: [How value is distributed]
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## 📈 Success Criteria
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### Network Effects Achievement
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- [ ] Critical mass of primary users
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- [ ] Active secondary user base
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- [ ] Self-sustaining growth loops
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- [ ] Positive network effects
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### Ecosystem Health
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- [ ] Balanced user distribution
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- [ ] High engagement across user types
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- [ ] Strong retention rates
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- [ ] Positive value exchange
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### Business Sustainability
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- [ ] Profitable unit economics
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- [ ] Scalable infrastructure
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- [ ] Defensible market position
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- [ ] Long-term competitive advantage
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## 🔮 Future Ecosystem Vision
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### Expansion Opportunities
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- **New User Types**: [Potential additions]
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- **Geographic Expansion**: [New markets]
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- **Vertical Integration**: [Adjacent services]
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### Platform Evolution
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- **AI Integration**: [Intelligent features]
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- **Blockchain Integration**: [Decentralized features]
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- **IoT Integration**: [Physical world connection]
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*This template focuses on building interconnected systems where the value increases exponentially as more users join and interact.*
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