# The shape of a platform is the shape of its first ten customers

*Essay · Feb 18, 2026 · 11 min read*

> A short theory of how design partners silently decide your roadmap for the next three years, and what to do about it.

*By Benjamin Pollack.*

A short theory of how design partners silently decide your roadmap for the next three years, and what to do about it.

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