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Table 1 Business ecosystem life cycle by Moore (1996)

From: Ecosystem-driven business opportunity identification method and web-based tool with a case study of the electric vehicle home charging energy ecosystem in Denmark

Stage

Definition

Pioneering (Vision)

When the basic paradigm of the ecosystem is being worked out

Expansion (with the goal of market domination)

When the community broadens its scope and consumes resources of all types

Authority (and the inevitable challenges to authority

When the community architecture becomes stable and competition for leadership and profits within the ecosystem gets brutal

Renewal (or death)

When continuing innovation must take place for the community to survive or die