Contributors
The people who shape the taxonomy and contribute to the research — which layers exist, where they sit, what counts as what, and what the record says about the industry. This page credits them.
Ryan James Seahawk
Created the taxonomy: the six tiers, the layer definitions, and the classification rules for hosts, groups, vendors, and investors.
Think a layer is missing, misdefined, or in the wrong tier? The taxonomy improves through exactly that kind of argument — make your case and, if it changes the taxonomy, your name goes here.