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What Is a Business Model? Business Models Explained

Up and Running

Disintermediation. Disintermediation is when you sidestep everyone in the supply chain and sell directly to consumers, allowing you to potentially lower costs to your customers and have a direct relationship them as well. For more on the freemium model (and other pricing models popular with SaaS businesses), see this article.

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Angels Rush in Where VC Fear to Tread

Up and Running

The article suggests – and we agree – that angels are disintermediating traditional VCs in many cases. The article uses as an example Pasadena Angels, an angel investment club that reviews 400-600 business plans a year. They also invest lower amounts of money than traditional VCs, between $25k-$250k.

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FLoC: Google’s Plan to Kill Off Third-Party Cookies

ConversionXL

That combination gives ad buyers control over where their ads show up—so an airline isn’t bidding for space on a news article about a plane crash.). As Schiff concurs, this is “an opportunity for publishers that have become disintermediated from their visitors due to too many middlemen to try and take control of their destiny again.”.

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Greatly Improve Your Real Estate Business By Using Blockchain Technology

YoungUpstarts

Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to do in this article. Consumers today are expecting a lot more from businesses; they’re demanding transparency, eco-consciousness, disintermediation, as well as upfront and fair pricing. Blockchain-Based Real Estate Rebuilds Trust.

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The Final Edition

thebarefootvc

Articles and sources have proliferated while the frenzy has died down – leading to better coverage. When we started the newsletter, there was a plethora of misinformation in the space and we wanted to create a trusted source to sift through it and provide commentary when needed. The recently announced $5.3B

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9 Real Estate Marketing Strategies to Expand Your Business

Up and Running

This article examines some of the key strategies that can be employed to expand your real estate business. Disintermediation refers to the mindset where customers wonder whether they really need a real estate agent or not. The strategies listed in this article are worth your effort if followed carefully and diligently.

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Trail Mix and Online Advertising

Eric Friedman

Darren Herman , who is a thought leader in the ad planning world, recently published Disintermediation of Online Display Advertising ( Link to the PDF ) In which he recounts the early stages of online advertising and brings you up to speed in a clear and concise way. Related articles by Zemanta. Trail Mix by sylvainleprovost.