12. Radically new approach for Boeing
• Reduced capital investment
Access to outside expertise/IP
Increased quality of end product
Politically good for sales
Cost advantages
31. Using other
peoples APIs
to add value
to your product
or service
Build your own
API for other
people to
use…
32. Building your own API
• Document
– Wiki
– ..and more documentation
• Support
– Community
– Listen
– Respond
• Scale
– Rate limits
– Servers
– Support
33. • Vast majority traffic goes through API
• Document
– Wiki
• Support
– Community
– Listen
– Respond
• Scale
– Rate limits
– Servers
34. Future
• More APIs
• Fewer walled gardens,
more dependencies
• Talk to your neighbours
• APIs build markets