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They discovered, after Google and Amazon, a third way of organizing the web. Google organized it by pages, Amazon by products, and Facebook by people.
David Auerbach • Bitwise: A Life in Code
As anything scales too effectively - from fashion to restaurants to music - the market opens for more non-scalable alternatives. Once Starbucks opens on every block, many of us crave the artisanal coffee shop. Once our favorite Italian restaurant becomes a chain of three, we grow tired of it. Why? First, so much of what we buy and do is tied up in ... See more
Scott Belsky • Joyspan, Emotional AI Bumpers, Persona Designers, & More Wild Concepts Bound to Become Commonplace Plus Where High-Tech Entertainment Brings Us
- New Experience vs. the Status Quo. The best marketplaces don't just aggregate markets; they enhance them. OpenTable lets you search reservations across hundreds of restaurants in seconds. GrubHub lets you watch your food as it comes to your house.
- Economic Advantages vs. the Status Quo. Some marketplaces give companies a lot of economic advantages.